4 d. ago Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriageIt has long been assumed that William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway was less than happy. He moved to London to pursue his theatrical career, leaving her in Stratford-upon-Avon and stipulating in his will that she would receive his “second best bed”, although still a valued item.Now a leading Shakespeare expert has analysed a fragment of a 17th-century letter that appears to cast dramatic new light on their relationship, overturning the idea that the couple never lived together in London. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Netball Super League: Olivia Tchine helps London Pulse keep 100% record with win over Manchester Thunder

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1 week ago White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood addresses public tears after SNL parody drama

‘Saturday Night Live’ cast members parodied the actor’s accent and appearance in an April 12 skit

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1 week ago Just Act Normal release date, cast and episode count as Hollyoaks star appears

Just Act Normal is a brand new comedy drama series which is coming soon to the BBC, with a release date now confirmed

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1 week ago White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood condemns SNL’s ‘mean and unfunny’ sketch

Actor used Instagram story to address skit in which SNL cast member Sarah Sherman mocked her appearanceAimee Lou Wood has criticised a Saturday Night Live sketch that mocked her appearance, calling it “mean and unfunny”.The White Lotus star, 31, used an Instagram story to address the skit in which the SNL cast member Sarah Sherman impersonated her, using a British accent and exaggerated prosthetic teeth. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC Keeping Up Appearances cast and where they are now 35 years after show launch

Keeping Up Appearances first graced our screens in 1990 - with Dame Patricia Routledge keeping the nation in stitches with Hyacinth Bucket's hilarious one-liners

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2 w. ago Keeping Up Appearances cast now from cancer agony to divorces and Damehood

BBC's Keeping Up Appearances was one of the best loved sitcoms of the 1990s, with its last episode attracting 16 million viewers. We take a look at what became of the talented cast

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2 w. ago Mark Wright looks shattered just four weeks after Michelle Keegan gave birth

Mark Wright appeared down cast during a day out in Central London before heading to work and it appears that the reality star has hit the sleepless night phase of fatherhood

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2 w. ago EastEnders favourite addresses BBC soap return as she 'keeps in touch' with co

The actress has opened up on the possibility of her character Tiffany Butcher returning to Albert Square, saying that the soap is 'the place that you never truly leave'

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2 w. ago ITV Corrie's Peter Barlow star Chris Gascoyne caught in murder drama after soap exit

Less than two years after waving the Corrie cobbles behind, Chris Gascoyne takes on a fresh opportunity in a new Channel 5 drama, appearing alongside a star-studded cast.

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2 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother cast 2025: full list of stars appearing in series 24

Celebrity Big Brother is revealing its cast for 2025 on ITV1 👁

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2 w. ago Grace cast tease 'we're not allowed to say' as they point out key detail from episode one

Grace returned to screens on Sunday evening with the first episode of series five and two cast members appeared on This Morning to discuss the latest instalment

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3 w. ago What happened to the Top Gun cast? From Hollywood megastardom to the quiet life

Top Gun was released in 1986 and the cast have taken very different paths since appearing in the classic action film

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3 w. ago Elijah Wood says fees for Lord of the Rings actors were ‘not massive’

Star says cast took a ‘gamble’ appearing in Peter Jackson’s hit trilogy and did not earn enough to ‘rest easy’ for lifeElijah Wood has said that his salary for The Lord of the Rings movies was “not massive” and that appearing in the films was “a real gamble”.According to a report in Business Insider, which carried quotes from the star at the Texas film awards in March, Wood said the fact that the actors had to sign up for all three films at the start meant that their fees were not related to the film’s financial success. “Because we weren’t making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn’t the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life.” Continue reading...

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