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Charlize Theron famously gained 30 pounds and sported fake teeth to portray real-life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in “Monster,” but she said playing former Fox News broadcaster Megyn Kelly in the upcoming “Bombshell” was decidedly more challenging. While both performances called upon Theron’s legendary ability to transform into a role, the actor revealed that she had […]

Image copyright Private collector Image caption Top right – Rembrandt self-portrait was a big clue A newly discovered Rembrandt painting depicting a well-known Biblical scene is to be shown in the UK for the first time. Let the Little Children Come to Me was listed as “Dutch School, mid 17th century” at a 2014 German

Alec Baldwin is yet again hinting at an eventual departure from his famous role as President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” stating he’s only sticking around to play the part “a few times” more. On a special “Tonight Show” appearance Sunday, the actor told host Jimmy Fallon that on one occasion when he was

Image caption Ahmed worked for Channel 4 from 2000 to 2011 BBC presenter Samira Ahmed is taking the BBC to an employment tribunal over alleged unequal pay. According to court listings, Ahmed’s case is due to be heard over five days from next Monday. The papers allege “failure to provide equal pay for equal value

Call him the guardian of the Marvel galaxy. “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn Sunday again fended off criticism of Marvel superhero movies. “The Godfather” director Francis Ford Coppola called the films “despicable” ― not to mention unenlightening and uninspiring ― at a film festival in France over the weekend, following similar critiques from fellow

Image copyright PA Media Steph McGovern is to leave BBC Breakfast to front a new daily current affairs show for Channel 4. The presenter, who also currently presents Watchdog, will host The Steph Show from spring 2020. It will be broadcast live from Leeds, where Channel 4 has just opened a new base. The network

A recent video of the “Farming” star doing wince-inducing stretches apparently prompted doubt whether her actual limbs were involved. (See the conversation and the clip above.) “That’s like something you do to a Barbie doll,” host Jimmy Fallon observed after screening the clip. But Beckinsale assured, “I’ve always been like that. I did ballet when

Image copyright BBC / Jack Barnes Image caption Katie Jarvis played Hayley Slater in EastEnders Soap actors have been speaking out in support of ex-EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis, who made the news this weekend for having taken a job in a shop. The Daily Star’s front page revealed the actress, who played Hayley Slater, was

Prince Harry addressed rumors that he and Meghan Markle were thinking of moving abroad on Sunday, during an extraordinarily candid interview with journalist Tom Bradby.  The royal couple spoke with Bradby for the ITV documentary “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey,” which premiered Sunday night in the U.K. At the time of filming, the couple was

Image copyright Channel 4 “Being different is okay and I went on the show to prove that. It’s really about trusting in yourself and loving yourself for who you are.” Paddy Smyth is £70,000 richer after winning the second series of The Circle. But he says the money is not the highlight – that would