63 h. ago Tom Fletcher: ‘Who would play me on screen? I get confused for Tom Felton all the time’

The McFly singer on getting kicked out of Busted after two days, peeing himself on stage and learning to love his ‘big chin’Born in London, Tom Fletcher, 40, attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School and founded McFly in 2003. The band had seven No 1 singles, won a Brit Award for best pop act and continue to perform. In 2016, Fletcher published his first solo-written book for children, The Christmasaurus, which was shortlisted for a British Book Award. His titles have been translated into 40 languages. Paddington: The Musical, with music and lyrics by Fletcher, is at the Savoy theatre until next May. He is married to podcaster and author Giovanna Fletcher, has three children and lives in Hertfordshire.When were you happiest? On stage with my band. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Keira Knightley: ‘Early motherhood is definitely more exhausting than shooting films!’

She’s played a Jane Austen hero, a swashbuckling aristocrat, and a wartime cryptanalyst. Now, the beloved actor steps into her most unexpected role yet, as a children’s author. She talks to Jessie Thompson about her daughter’s teething problems, getting equal pay, and that famous ‘Vanity Fair’ photoshoot

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3 d. ago Wicked's Ariana Grande to star in American Horror Story season 13 with returning icons

The two-time Grammy Award winner will lead the cast of the upcoming season of the hit horror anthology series

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3 d. ago Billie Eilish to billionaires: 'No hate, but give your money away, shorties”

Grammy and Oscar winner Billie Eilish called on billionaires to give away more of their wealth

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5 d. ago Dunblane children's author takes childhood passion into first book release

Her first book, 'Sunny and Stormy' is set for full release in February - and tells the story of two sisters who learn the need to embrace differences and accept yourself.

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7 d. ago Erykah Badu at Royal Albert Hall: 'An Afrofuturistic universe of cosmic wisdom'

The multi-Grammy winner takes the Royal Albert Hall to the stars and back

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1 week ago Tracey Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson, 79, swaps writing children's book for steamy novel with saucy sex scenes but admits worrying how her family will react

The former children's laureate, 79, who has penned Picture Imperfect, but admitted she is worried how her nearest and dearest will react to the saucy storyline.

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2 w. ago D’Angelo was far more than the shirtless sex symbol he was painted as

The late singer’s iconic music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel) had him unfairly pigeonholed for much of his careerExperimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music‘The architect of Black Gen X sonic feeling and eloquence’: D’Angelo’s 10 greatest tracksThe news of D’Angelo’s death following a privately handled pancreatic cancer diagnosis had shocked fans crying Shit, Damn, Motherfucker – a cult favorite from the 1995 Brown Sugar album that heralded the R&B singer as a force in the blossoming neo-soul movement. But the winking references on social media to that crash-out song, about a man who discovers his girl in bed with his best friend and lets rage take over, were soon crowded out by shirtless images of the four-time Grammy winner as tribute. It’s the last thing he’d want to be remembered for.The images all derive from the same source: the 2000 music video for Untitled (How Does It Feel), from D’Angelo’s sophomore album, Voodoo. ...

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2 w. ago Jacqueline Wilson blames parents stuck on phones for falling child literacy rates

Books can be ‘magical’, the bestselling author says as she urges parents to read to their children

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2 w. ago Grammy winner D'Angelo dead at 51 after health battle as distraught fans pay tribute

Grammy Award winning artist D'Angelo, who was bestowed four accolades throughout his career, has sadly died aged just 51-years-old as fans rush to honour his memory

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2 w. ago From Grammy winner to children's author: Laufey's new book is 'Mei Mei the Bunny'

Laufey, the Grammy-winning artist, is creating a children's story inspired by her mascot-alias, Mei Mei The Bunny

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3 w. ago ‘I wanted to write more than I wanted to have children’: author Sarah Perry on rejecting motherhood

When the novelist was faced with the decision of whether to pursue fertility treatment or focus on her career, her literary ambitions kicked inFifteen years ago, having said all my life that I never wanted a baby, that I couldn’t fathom why any free woman would do such a thing to her body and her mind, I suddenly and passionately wanted a child. I remember where I was when this feeling, so heretical to me, arrived: it was early morning in London, and having come down Fleet Street on my way to work, I was standing at the till of a newsagents to pay for a Diet Coke, a flapjack and a pack of Silk Cut. There were no children there and no pregnant women; nothing had been said or done to change my mind. It had simply landed on me, and more or less immediately – because I’ve never known how to control an impulse, and because I was 30, which seemed to me then a great age – my husband, Robert, and I set about trying to have a child.When for s...

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3 w. ago 'I bumped into legendary musician on train and now regret my actions'

A commuter spotted rock royalty on their way to work, with the Grammy Award winner walking past the fan. They now have a major regret about how they acted after spotting them

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3 w. ago Trump lashes out at Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show: ‘Absolutely ridiculous’

‘I’ve never heard of him’, president claims of triple grammy winner, adding that the decision to give one of the world’s biggest musical artists the coveted spot was ‘crazy’

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4 w. ago Camilla’s tribute to ‘legend’ Dame Jilly Cooper after author’s death aged 88

The ‘bonkbuster’ author died after a fall on Sunday morning, her children announced.

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