7 h. ago British star was disqualified from Wimbledon after ball girl was left in tears

Tim Henman will go down as one of the most celebrated figures in Wimbledon history, but his career at the All England Club began on something of a sour note

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5 d. ago See what Nicola Peltz looked like before she shot to fame and married into the Beckham family

Nicola Peltz began her entertainment career at an early age - see what she looked like before her shot to fame and marriage into the Beckham family.

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5 d. ago Nicole Kidman goes back to her curly roots as she sports her natural hair on London outing

The actress, 58, was seen sporting a mass of curly locks as she headed home from Nobu, reminiscent of the look fans will remember from her career beginnings in the Eighties.

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6 d. ago I went back to the team where it all started. I am able to be the role model I never had | Pernille Harder

I recently spent time coaching 80 girls at FC Midtjylland, the team where I began my career but had to leave in my teens as they had no women’s team I will be on a plane on Monday with Denmark heading to Switzerland to take part in my fourth Euros, but before the tournament I went back to where it all began for me, to Danish side FC Midtjylland. I was there to spend time coaching 80 girls from the age of eight to 13.More than 20 years ago, I began my own journey there and things looked very different then. There was no women’s team and no women who played football. For me to go back as a role model these girls gives me a lot of energy. There is no better way to ground yourself than to be reminded where you came from. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Barbados poet laureate on mission to share stories of enslavement

Esther Phillips says her poetry’s ‘ultimate goal’ is to achieve justice for those who suffered at hands of European colonisersEsther Phillips, the Barbados poet laureate, grew up next to Drax Hall Estate, once one of the Caribbean’s notoriously violent slave plantations, where tens of thousands of Africans are said to have died in terrible conditions during the transatlantic slave trade. But she was well into her career when the harsh realities of slavery hit home.The poet began writing at a young age, and was inspired at first by the “trees, flowers, birds, the smells of the plants or shrubs, the air, the cane fields” she encountered as she walked to school. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Kelsey Parker fans left emotional as Giovanna Fletcher shares six word tribute after stillbirth

Kelsey Parker has announced the devastating news that her third child arrived stillborn with best friend Giovanna rushing to her side to support her through her tragic loss.

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9 d. ago Kelsey Parker said third pregnancy made her realise 'how precious life was' following death of husband Tom

The podcaster, 34, revealed the devastating news in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Sunday and confirmed she and boyfriend Will Lindsay had named the tot Phoenix.

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9 d. ago Kelsey Parker announces death of her child in new tragedy after losing popstar husband Tom

Kelsey Parker, who is best known for hosting the podcast Loose Lips, has announced the tragic death of her third-born child in a heartbreaking social media post

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1 week ago From Street Fighter to Final Fantasy: Yoko Shimomura, the composer who put the classical in gaming’s classics

With a four-decade career beginning at Capcom in the 8-bit era, Shimomura is one of the most acclaimed names in gaming. She recalls her early struggles – and explains why her beloved classical music fits best with RPGsAlfred Hitchcock, David Attenborough, Harold Pinter, Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, Hideo Kojima – these are just a few of the recipients of the Bafta fellowship, the highest honour the academy can bestow. Japanese composer Yoko Shimomura is the latest to receive the accolade; one of only 17 women and four Japanese people to have done so. She is also the first video-game composer to be recognised by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the first composer recognised at all since John Barry in 2005.It is with good reason that the academy has honoured her. Shimomura is an icon. You’ll know her music from Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Super Mario, Kingdom Hearts, Legend of Mana, Streets of Rage and more than 70 other games she has contributed original comp...

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1 week ago Jill Roord: ‘I lost my happiness in football a little bit. I needed to move home’

The Netherlands midfielder, once Manchester City’s record signing, talks about rejoining the club in her heart, FC Twente, and the upcoming EurosFor Jill Roord, even after winning the Bundesliga title and getting to a Champions League final, eight years on from saying goodbye to FC Twente, there is simply no place like home. The 107-time capped Netherlands midfielder is this summer returning to the club where she began her career and, in an exclusive interview with the Guardian, she explains why the opportunity to move back closer to her family and friends was irresistible.“It had nothing to do with City. My time with City was really good,” says Roord, as she explains her decision to leave the club after two years. “I have been away for eight years playing abroad and it becomes tough being alone for that many years. In the past few years I lost my fun and my happiness in football a little bit because of being away, travelling a lot and not being able to be with family and friends, a...

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2 w. ago Kelsey Parker thinks late husband Tom 'picked' her new partner after his death

The 34-year-old star - who had children Aurelia, five, and Bodhi, four, with The Wanted singer Tom before his death aged 33 from a brain tumour in 2022 - has since found love with tree surgeon Will Lindsay, with the couple expecting their first baby together.

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2 w. ago Kelsey Parker says Tom 'picked new man for me' as she prepares to give birth

Kelsey Parker opened up on her latest pregnancy and says her late husband Tom Parker 'picked' her new partner as she prepares to give birth at the end of the month

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2 w. ago Horse racing and erotica: How I survived the fickle world of freelance writing

Gabrielle Drolet had always dreamed of being a writer. But when disability closed down most of her opportunities, a strange career beganWhen people ask what I do for a living, I’m faced with two choices: either I can lie or I can bore them with the truth, which is too complicated to explain succinctly. While those around me have normal, definable jobs – accountant, journalist, engineer – my work requires headings and subheadings to get it across properly: a map of overlapping gigs and contracts.“What do you do?” It’s a simple question, and one that often gets asked on first dates. No matter how much I pare down my reply, it’s always long-winded. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Catherine Tyldesley confesses she can go 'two or three days' without speaking to her children when she is away filming

The 15 Days actress, 41, who shares her son Alfie, 10 and daughter Iris, three, with her husband Tom Pitfield, has explained that the reason is because her career can be very fast paced. 

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2 w. ago Rylan Clark says he begged Celebrity Gogglebox editors to cut out risqué ‘career

Former ‘X Factor’ star and his mother have made regular appearances on the TV show since 2019

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2 w. ago Rylan Clark's mum begged Celebrity Gogglebox editors to cut out 'career

Rylan Clark and his mum Linda have been fan favourites on Celebrity Gogglebox since they joined the Channel 4 show in 2019 - but there are some conversations they've asked to be left on the cutting room floor

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2 w. ago White Lotus star reveals husband’s shockingly supportive reaction to her kissing Tom Cruise on their honeymoon

Michelle Monaghan has been married to husband Peter White for 20 years

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3 w. ago Giovanna Fletcher's husband Tom begs 'can you not' as she opens up on career plans

I'm A Celebrity winner Giovanna Fletcher has opened up about life with her McFly star husband Tom and admitted it's 'always hard' to leave something you love

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3 w. ago Giovanna Fletcher admits 'it's hard leaving' as husband Tom pleads 'can you not'

Giovanna Fletcher and her husband Tom have been married for nearly a decade and have three children together, but the couple have admitted that making time for each other can be difficult

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3 w. ago Tom Daley rules out having more children as he opens up on 'protecting' son Robbie

Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black are parents to sons Robbie, seven, and two-year-old Phoenix but the former Olympic diver has ruled out expanding their brood

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