By using this service and related content, you agree to the use of cookies for analytics, personalised content and ads. Colleen Stinchcombe 3 days ago " data-src="{"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAlM2hg.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=895&y=307"}}" src="//static-entertainment-neu-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/sc/9b/e151e5.gif" title=""I think that body image is such a personal thing, but I am fine with who I am," she said in 2009. - Colleen Stinchcombe" /> " data-src="{"default":{"load":"wait","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAlMktm.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=727&y=359"}}" src="//static-entertainment-neu-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/sc/9b/e151e5.gif" title=""It has been really focusing on becoming healthier, and the plus side was that my body changed," she... - Colleen Stinchcombe" /> " … [Read more...]

© Press Association Cheryl will finally unveil her growing baby bump in an advertising campaign next month, according to reports. The singer has posed for a multi-platform L'Oreal campaign, which will see her images shared online, on billboards and in magazines. It will be the first time that Cheryl will unveil her baby bump in an official capacity, after choosing to keep mum about her pregnancy. Cheryl, who is expecting her first baby with boyfriend Liam Payne, will star in photos and an accompanying video alongside other women. The focus of the beauty campaign is not her pregnancy, but fans will no doubt be excited to see Cheryl's bump in its full glory. A source told The Sun: "Cheryl's bump will appear in the new L'Oreal campaign which is coming out in a few weeks. The bump is obvious and she is not trying to hide it any more. It is partially visible in the still images but even more so in an accompanying video which will be going out alongside it. There is talk that the pics of … [Read more...]

Media captionPeople across the UK took part in the bell ringingThousands of bells have rung out across the UK to mark the official start of the Olympic Games. Big Ben rang 40 times in three minutes, while church bells, doorbells and even bicycle bells all joined in the performance. The event was triggered by the firing of cannon on HMS Belfast. Turner Prize-winner Martin Creed dreamed up the idea, calling it "a brilliant and amazing sound" and a "once-in a lifetime" performance. Some participants had a narrow escape, however, when a bell being rung by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt flew off its handle. Media captionJeremy Hunt's bell-ringing clangerMr Hunt looked horrified as the brass bell sailed over the heads of a group of women, and was caught on camera saying: "Oh, oh dear! Are you all right? Health and safety!" Workout Entitled Work No 1197: All the bells in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes, the project aimed to set a new world record for the … [Read more...]

Hit comedy One Man, Two Guvnors has had a sell-out run at the National Theatre, toured the UK and is now in the West End, prior to a Broadway transfer. But the job is not yet over for playwright Richard Bean. He has revealed he will have to change parts of the play for a US audience before it opens in New York next year. "I've got to work all winter rewriting it for the Americans because they don't understand any of the cricket references," Bean told the BBC. That might be easier said than done, with much of the play set inside and outside a pub named The Cricketers Arms. One comedy scene involves a life-size cut-out of cricket legend WG Grace. It is end-of-the-pier British comedy and obviously we're not going to destroy that.Richard Bean Several gags about the Isle of Wight's Parkhurst prison might also get the chop. But Bean, a former stand-up comedian, promises that the changes won't be too drastic. "The reason that the play works is that it is end-of-the-pier British comedy … [Read more...]

Frankenstein stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller have been named joint winners of the best actor award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. Cumberbatch and Miller alternated in the roles of Frankenstein and the Creature in Danny Boyle's National Theatre production. Richard Bean's The Heretic and One Man, Two Guvnors, starring James Corden, both took the prize for best play. The awards were hosted by Dame Edna Everage at London's Savoy Hotel. In deciding the best actor prize, the judges - made up of leading theatre critics - said it would have been "invidious" not to recognise both actors. Sherlock star Cumberbatch said: "What a journey this was, I'm so happy we're sharing this, it would have made no sense otherwise." Miller said: "It was literally a monster of a production." He praised the "sheer bloody genius" of director Danny Boyle and thanked Cumberbatch for "having no ego" about sharing the roles. Earlier Miller had told the BBC the play had been the most … [Read more...]

The stage musical version of Hollywood tear-jerker Ghost has opened in London, leaving critics dazzled by the visuals, but wanting more heart and soul. Ghost The Musical received a standing ovation from its celebrity-heavy audience at its West End gala opening on Tuesday. The musical, adapted by Bruce Joel Rubin from his Oscar-winning screenplay, had its world premiere at Manchester Opera House in March. With music co-written by Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, the show stars ex-Coronation Street actor Richard Fleeshman and Canadian actress Caissie Levy, taking on the roles played in the hit 1990 movie by the late Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Ghost tells the story of murdered banker Sam (Fleeshman) who is trapped in the afterlife trying to communicate with his girlfriend Molly (Levy) via psychic Oda Mae Brown (Sharon D Clarke). The stage illusions, by Paul Kieve, include people passing through solid objects or being tossed into the air before being sucked into Hell. The celebrity … [Read more...]

Reunited former Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Catherine Tate's Much Ado About Nothing has opened in the West End to a largely positive reception from critics. Josie Rourke's production transports Shakespeare's comedy to 1980s sun-drenched Gibraltar - complete with Rubik's Cubes and disco dance floors. Tennant and Tate portray reluctant lovers Beatrice and Benedick. The Guardian's Michael Billington said the casting "pays off superbly". Image caption David Tennant's Benedick time travels to the 1980s in this production. The production at Wyndham's Theatre comes only a few days after a more traditional take on Much Ado opened at Shakespeare's Globe to rave reviews. Billington called Rourke's adaptation "more socially specific and much sexier". His review adds: "The pairing of David Tennant as Benedick with Catherine Tate as Beatrice is a marriage that, if not made in heaven, is certainly cemented by television and pays off superbly." Telegraph critic Charles Spencer described the … [Read more...]

If you don't know the name you will recognise his face. Tim Minchin is the back-combed, bare-footed comedian with an Australian accent and trademark heavy eyeliner. The 35-year-old has been experiencing one of the busiest years of his career so far. He is about to see the songs he has been writing come to life on stage in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Roald Dahl's Matilda. The songwriter is also busy promoting his new live DVD and trying to write new material for his arena tour next year. Hello Tim, you have a lot of things on your plate at the moment, has it been hard? It's been pretty stressful at times, yes. In the past year you have been touring and writing music for Matilda, how have you managed? I've absolutely loved it but there have been times where I've been in Australia and I've been staying in some hotel with my two kids and trying to write some Matilda songs and I totally failed, so it's been quite stressful. But Matilda's been the best and one of the greatest … [Read more...]

Thor star Tom Hiddleston gives a "powerhouse performance" in a new London production of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, according to one critic. Another praised his "fine" portrayal of the Roman soldier whose inability to compromise results in tragedy. Hiddleston, The Guardian's review goes on, "conveys the hero's complexity" as well as his "reckless impetuosity". Sam Mendes and Sir Nicholas Hytner were among Tuesday's first night audience at London's Donmar Warehouse theatre. Image caption The shower scene is "extraordinary" according to one critic and "slightly desperate" according to another The BBC's John Humphrys was also in attendance to see the first Shakespeare play the Donmar's artistic director Josie Rourke has directed for the venue. According to The Guardian's Michael Billington, Rourke "uses the Donmar's intimacy to come up with a fast, witty, intelligent production". Dominic Maxwell in The Times found the show "intimate and compelling", while the Daily Telegraph's Charles … [Read more...]

Unseen photos of the Beatles are to go up for sale after lying in a family album for almost half a century. The 20 black-and-white images show the band as they made their first film, A Hard Day's Night, in March 1964 at the Scala Theatre in London. Taking pictures on the closed set was banned, but Pinewood Studios props manager Peter Allchorne went about taking snaps unhindered. Mr Allchorne put the images in a family album where they have stayed until now. The 87-year-old from Preston, Lancashire is putting his pictures up for sale at Omega Auctions in Stockport, Cheshire on 19 May. Image caption The misspelling on the menu card is expected to make it of particular interest The photos show the band with their instruments, but also between takes in off-guard moments, with one picture of Ringo Starr resting on bricks to boost his height for the cameras. Mr Allchorne's daughter Jacqueline Griffin said her father was largely unaware of the growing fuss surrounding the Beatles and thought … [Read more...]

X Factor winner James Arthur has returned to the top of the singles chart, a week after missing out on the Christmas number one spot. The Middlesbrough singer's single Impossible topped of the charts on its release earlier this month. But it was beaten to the festive top spot by the Hillsborough disaster tribute single, He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by the Justice Collective. The chart-topping track, featuring Sir Paul McCartney, fell to number five. The single, a cover of the 1969 Hollies' hit, is raising money for the families of 96 Liverpool fans who died in a crush at Hillsborough stadium in 1989. It features artists including Robbie Williams, former Spice Girl Mel C and Gerry Marsden. Will.i.am's Scream & Shout, featuring Britney Spears, stands at number two this week, with Psy's Gangnam Style in third place and Olly Murs' Trouble at number four. Murs' latest album, Right Place Right Time, was also in second place in the album chart this week. But it was Emeli Sande, who … [Read more...]

The decision by the BBC to drop Jeremy Clarkson, the host of Top Gear, for carrying out a verbal and physical attack on one of the show's producers, has been met with both condemnation and approval by social media users worldwide. Reactions range from the "BBC has killed Top Gear", to praise for a "brave BBC". The story was also news for media in areas as far apart as Latin America and Europe, with the Russian Defence Ministry even offering Clarkson a job at its own TV station. French daily Figaro said the announcement had had "the effect of a bomb on Twitter". It added that "the sense of disappointment can be read in messages posted on the social network across the Channel and even in France". Italian journalist Federico Garimberti recalled on Twitter: "Like it or not, a BBC that shows Clarkson the door demonstrates that it doesn't give a damn about its audience. Top Gear is watched by 350 million people in 212 countries." "This is the end of Top Gear as we know it," Jan Micka … [Read more...]

BBC creative director Alan Yentob has said he would not rule out Jeremy Clarkson making a return to the BBC in the future. "Of course I wouldn't rule that out, but that's not for now," he told the BBC's Newsnight. Yentob said the decision to drop Clarkson as a presenter of Top Gear was right, but also a sad day for the BBC. He said it would be a disappointment if the other presenters quit, but the programme might still continue. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have worked together on Top Gear since 2003. The BBC has so far not commented on the future of Hammond and May. Media captionAlan Yentob said it 'would be a disappointment' if James May and Richard Hammond left the showYentob acknowledged it was "perfectly natural" for the presenters to have reservations about continuing on the BBC Two show: "They are a team - they have worked together for a very long time, they are all very attached. "The question of what happens next for Top Gear is a conversation which must … [Read more...]

Beyoncé performs during the Formation World Tour at Marlins Park in April 2016 in Miami. (Frank Micelotta/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/Associated Press)Where to watch on TV: The 59th annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 12. For only the second time, the show will also air live on the West Coast. Where to watch online: If you have a subscription to CBS All Access (the network has an option to get a one-week free trial), you can live-stream the show here on your phone, laptop, tablet, Roku, etc. What time the show’s over: 11:30 p.m., allegedly. The host: “Carpool Karaoke”/”Late Late Show” host James Corden, taking over for LL Cool J. Who’s performing: Look for Beyoncé, Adele, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Chance the Rapper and Sturgill Simpson to get solo performing slots, followed by tons of collaborations, including Lady Gaga and Metallica; the Weeknd and Daft Punk; Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban; … [Read more...]

An online petition calling for the BBC to "reinstate" Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been signed by more than 350,000 people. Clarkson, 54, was suspended after a "fracas" with one of the show's producers, Oisin Tymon. Sunday's episode of Top Gear will not be shown, and it is understood the two final episodes in the series will also be dropped. The petition was started on Tuesday by political blogger Guido Fawkes. It reached the 250,000 mark by mid-morning on Wednesday. Media captionJames May said he did not think the situation was that seriousAsked about the Clarkson incident, co-presenter James May told BBC News: "I think he's been involved in a bit of a dust-up and I don't think it's that serious." He said he had not been present. Earlier on Wednesday, Clarkson's retweeted a message to his 4.5m Twitter followers from a Top Gear viewer which read: "How can BBC not show the remaining episodes of Top Gear, can't this be resolved without making the fans suffer?" He had … [Read more...]

The BBC says it has left Jeremy Clarkson "in no doubt about how seriously" it takes allegations he used racist language while filming Top Gear. Clarkson has apologised and asked for forgiveness after a clip of him reciting the nursery rhyme Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe was published by the Mirror. Although he mumbles the offending word, the presenter clearly begins by saying the letter "n". Responding to the row, the BBC issued a strongly-worded statement. How often is he going to keep apologising for these things?George Ruddock, Editor, The Voice "Jeremy Clarkson has set out the background to this regrettable episode. We have made it absolutely clear to him the standards the BBC expects on air and off. "We have left him in no doubt about how seriously we view this." Clarkson initially denied using the racist term, telling his 3.3 million Twitter followers: "I did not use the N-word. Never use it. The Mirror has gone way too far this time." But the newspaper responded by posting a clip of … [Read more...]

The BBC Trust has ruled that comments on Top Gear which likened the design of a camper van to people with facial disfigurements, did breach guidelines. An appeal has found presenter Jeremy Clarkson, who called facial growths "really ugly things", had played on a "stereotypically negative reaction". It ruled that remarks about not wanting to talk to the camper van at a party were "not editorially justified". The episode of the hit BBC Two motoring show was broadcast on 5 February. The comments in question were made during an exchange between presenters Clarkson and Richard Hammond, while reviewing a Prius camper van. The BBC Trust's Editorial Standards Committee reviewed the remarks following an appeal from a member of the public, who had complained they were "offensive, prejudicial and unacceptable". Previous investigations found the show had not breached guidelines, and the BBC said it felt it was clear the joke was on Clarkson or the camper van itself. At the time the BBC … [Read more...]

Oscar-winning actors Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore will launch their effort to become double Oscar winners at this year's Toronto Film Festival. The pair, who collected Academy Awards in February, each have films screening at the festival which is seen as the launch pad for awards season. Redmayne appears as a transgender pioneer in The Danish Girl, while Moore stars in gay rights drama Freeheld. Jake Gyllenhaal drama Demolition will open the festival on 10 September. Directed by Canadian Jean-Marc Vallee - who previously directed Dallas Buyers Club and Wild - Gyllenhaal stars as an investment banker whose life unravels after his wife dies in a car crash. Image copyright TIFF Image caption Jake Gyllenhall stars in Demolition Oscar buzz for both Redmayne and Moore began last year after their films The Theory of Everything and Still Alice premiered at Toronto. Redmayne went on to collect the best actor Oscar for his portrayal of physicist Stephen Hawking, while Moore won best … [Read more...]

A trailer for Danny Boyle's new film about Steve Jobs has offered a first glimpse of actor Michael Fassbender in character as the late Apple co-founder. The 12 Years a Slave star is seen wearing Jobs' trademark glasses and black turtleneck in scenes recreating one of his famous product launches. The film, called Steve Jobs, reportedly uses three such launches to probe Jobs' life and relationships with colleagues. Kate Winslet and Seth Rogen also appear in the biopic, out on 13 November. The former plays former Macintosh marketing chief Joanna Hoffman, while the latter plays Steve Wozniak, another Apple co-founder. Image copyright AP/Universal Image caption Knocked Up star Seth Rogen (right) is briefly seen as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak "The musicians play the instruments. I play the orchestra," Fassbender is heard saying cryptically in the minute-long promo. "I sat in a garage and invented the future... because artists lead, and hacks ask for a show of hands." "No one sees the … [Read more...]

Actor Mark Wahlberg will replace Shia LaBeouf as the star of the fourth film in the Transformers robot franchise. Director Michael Bay said "an actor of his calibre is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers' legacy". The pair have already worked together on forthcoming film Pain and Gain. Transformers 4 is scheduled to be released by Paramount Pictures on 27 June, 2014. Bay revealed the news in a post on his blog, after previously denying rumours that 41-year-old Wahlberg would star in the film. He said: "Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on Pain and Gain and I'm so fired up to be back working with him." The first three movies, also directed by Bay, starred LaBeouf and featured Peter Cullen as the voice of Autobot general Optimus Prime. Bay has previously said the next film will take a new direction, and he has been working on "a whole new re-imagining of Transformers" with the help of producer Steven Spielberg. The third Transformers … [Read more...]