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Peter Capaldi says there was a specific moment he realised his casting had transitioned from affable geek to bad guy. It was during an advert for butter.The 66-year-old actor, who's been called the world's most terrifying actor, told Sky News he had the realisation he'd "gone sinister" while recording a voiceover for Anchor Butter. About to reprise the role of serial killer Gideon Shepherd in series two of psychological thriller […]

Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner in her own right, has died at 91.Houston, who sang back-up for Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, died on Monday morning surrounded by family in her New Jersey home. She had been under hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston said."Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We lost the matriarch of our […]

Al Pacino has said his pulse stopped and he nearly died after contracting COVID-19 in 2020.The 84-year-old, who has appeared in over 70 films and is considered to be one of the most influential actors of his generation, described his near-death experience as "strange porridge". Speaking to The New York Times, he said he had felt "unusually not good", had a fever and was dehydrated before suddenly falling gravely ill."I […]

Coleen Rooney claims her legal fees during her high-profile legal battle with Rebekah Vardy came up to over £1.8m, the High Court has been told.Returning to court two years after the original trial, the women's lawyers have returned to court in a dispute over legal costs. The case, which gained worldwide attention after it came to court in the summer of 2022, was dubbed "Wagatha Christie" in a nod to […]

Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone has died aged 63, with the popstar remembering him as "the closest human to me for so long". Mr Ciccone, who was an artist, dancer and designer, died on Friday in Michigan after being diagnosed with cancer. He appeared in music videos such as Lucky Star, art directed Madonna's Blond Ambition World Tour and served as tour director for The Girlie Show tour. Image: Christopher Ciccone in […]

Actor Adam Pearson, who has a disfiguring facial condition, wants to help others learn about such differences as he plays a man with the same illness in his latest film.The British star, 39, has neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic condition that causes tumours, which are most often benign, to grow along your nerves. Pearson, who made his acting debut in the 2013 film Under the Skin, said: "There are […]

Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves spun off the track as he made his professional motor racing debut at a famous US circuit.The star spun on to the grass without crashing as he competed in the Toyota GR Cup at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. Reeves, 60, came off the track on the exit of turn nine, a little over halfway through the 45-minute race, but got back on and […]

Ian Hislop has joked there was one "high point" of being involved in an incident initially thought to be a shooting earlier this week.The Private Eye editor was travelling in a black taxi near the magazine's office in Soho, central London, on Tuesday when the rear window of the vehicle smashed. It was initially believed the cab had been hit by a bullet - but the Metropolitan Police later said […]

Cable Street tells the story of migrant communities rallying to stop fascists marching through the streets of London - for the show's creators the themes are just as relevant today.Song and dance might not be the usual way to talk about the rise of fascism, but the musical Cable Street tells the story of migrant communities joining together to stop the British Union of Fascists from marching through the predominantly Jewish […]