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The stars of Netflix’s “Cheer” dropped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Thursday, sharing behind-the-scenes tidbits before wowing the host and audience with an eye-popping routine.  “Cheer” ― which debuted this month to rave reviews ― follows an elite cheerleading squad at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, as they prepare for the National Cheerleaders Association’s national championships.  In addition […]

Image caption Flintoff, Harris and McGuinness boosted the Top Gear audience from 2.2 million to 3.8 million Paddy McGuinness has spotted someone rather important in the audience at the premiere of Top Gear’s 28th series. “Sir Tony! Get the Sambucas in son!” the presenter yells at the BBC’s outgoing director-general Tony Hall at the show’s

Wanda Sykes spoke about the power of queer visibility on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday ― but, true to form, she couldn’t resist a laugh as well. DeGeneres had asked the comedian to name the first LGBTQ person she ever saw on TV. “It had to be Liberace,” Sykes replied. “I remember watching Ed Sullivan

Image copyright Andrew Brooks Image caption Jessica Andrews: “Lots of young northern working-class women have said, ‘That’s like my life’” A debut novel exploring the “poetry and power” of the female experience has won a literary award that rewards the best books about the north of England. Saltwater by Jessica Andrews was named the winner

Jesse Tyler Ferguson may be ending a professional chapter, but he’s about to start a new ― and deeply personal ― one.  Appearing on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” Wednesday, the “Modern Family” star revealed that he and husband Justin Mikita are expecting a baby.  The news came as Ferguson, 44, was offering fellow “Late

Image copyright CBS Image caption Deborah Dugan was placed on administrative leave 10 days before the Grammy ceremony A crisis at the Grammy Awards has deepened after the chief executive of the organising body, who is currently suspended, said she had evidence of “serious” irregularities in the voting. Deborah Dugan has spoken for the first

A little speedster is on the way for Usain Bolt and girlfriend Kasi Bennett. The Olympic sprint champion announced on Instagram Thursday that the couple are expecting their first child. “I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE,” he wrote with a striking photo of Bennett cradling her belly

Image caption The presenter said she was “gutted particularly for our brilliant, young, ambitious, talented team” Broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire has said she is “absolutely devastated” by the news her BBC Two show is ending. She said she first learned of the plan in The Times newspaper on Wednesday. The presenter said she was “gutted particularly

Kate Middleton is mixing up her sartorial choices with some bold prints.  The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out Wednesday in Cardiff, Wales, in support of her new project, 5 Big Questions on the Under 5s.  Kensington Palace described the venture as “a landmark survey which gives people across the UK an opportunity to provide their view

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Eminem said his album was not for people who are “easily offended or unnerved” Eminem has responded to the recent criticism of his lyrics, saying his new album was “not made for the squeamish”. The rapper was criticised for the track Unaccommodating, which references the Manchester bomb attack that