2 h. ago Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave | Maxine Peake

She faced endless opposition and threats to her life. This has become a reality for far too many journalistsMaxine Peake is an actor who appears in the new film Words of WarWhat drives someone to become a journalist? A good journalist, someone whose keyboard is a tool for exposing injustice, a truth-seeker who would risk life and limb to report their experiences back to the world? I know I couldn’t do it. I’ve interviewed people for a research project and was hopeless. I found myself shying away from asking the really difficult questions. There’s no way I could confront a corrupt official, or race to file a breaking story before a hostile regime tried to silence me, possibly for ever. I like to think of myself as the kind of person who would speak truth to power, but would I really, if my life was in the balance?One of the many privileges of being an actor is that it affords you the opportunity to dip your toes into other worlds and experiences from the safest possible distance. In ...

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3 d. ago One of Brad Pitt's most underrated movies is airing on TV tonight

The legendary actor has many of movie buffs' favourite films

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5 d. ago Man cut in half by forklift shares which Hollywood actor he wants to play him in biopic

At 18, Loren Schauers was horrifically sliced in two when a forklift he was driving fell off a bridge and landed on him - he's now revealed the Hollywood actor to play him in his biopic

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6 d. ago Stephen Mangan: ‘With three people in a bed, who goes in the middle?’

The Split actor and children’s author on throuples, using his sons as a focus group, and running the London marathonStephen Mangan, 56, was born in Enfield to Irish parents. He studied law at Cambridge but took a year out to care for his mother, who died of colon cancer aged 45. Weeks after her death, he successfully auditioned for Rada and went on to become a stage actor. His TV breakthrough came in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He has since starred in Green Wing, Episodes and The Split. He co-hosts Landscape and Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts, and a weekly show on Classic FM. He is currently appearing in throuple comedy Unicorn in the West End and is the author of six bestselling children’s books. His seventh is out in May.Your sister Anita illustrates your books. What’s it like working with a sibling? Great fun. Essentially we’re trying to make each other laugh, like we have done since childhood. But because I’m her annoying older brother, I deliberately put things ...

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9 d. ago Harry Potter actor John Lithgow admits he's 'intimidated' to play iconic role as fans' 'appalled'

The 3rd Rock From the Sun actor is playing the Hogwarts headmaster

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9 d. ago Man gets life in prison in killing of transgender model in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia

A man has been convicted of stabbing to death a transgender actor and model in her apartment last year in Georgia

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1 week ago Disturbing state of Gene Hackman's home before deaths unveiled in chilling update

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, was found dead in his Santa Fe mansion alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, with their deaths initially being ruled "suspicious"

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1 week ago Inside tragic state of Gene Hackman's home as children left out of £62m will

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, was found dead in his Santa Fe mansion alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, with their deaths initially being ruled "suspicious"

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1 week ago EastEnders Sonia's dad Terry Cant actor's soap past and role on hit BBC series

EastEnders' Terry Cant, Sonia's dad played by actor Glen Davies, will be a familiar face to many tuning into the BBC soap with roles in Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and even past stints in Walford

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1 week ago Inside Jamie's Borthwick's bitter split from girlfriend and Strictly's Jowita rumours

EastEnders star, Jamie Borthwick, has reportedly been dumped by his girlfriend, Chloe, with a source claiming the award-winning actor 'acts like a boy in a man's body'

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1 week ago Acclaimed Al Pacino film that ‘broke steak’ is airing on TV tonight

The legendary actor has appeared in many classic films over the course of his career.

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2 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans shocked as Mickey Rourke survives first eviction

Despite viewers calling for him to be removed from the house, the Hollywood actor managed to survive the first public vote.

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2 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother fans 'can't cope' as JoJo Siwa pulls prank on Mickey Rourke

The Dance Moms star fooled the Iron Man 2 actor with an elborate disguise

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2 w. ago Coronation Street actor Adam Hussain announces he will be leaving the cobbles

The Manchester actor took on the role of Aadi Alahan, the son of Dev Alahan, on the ITV soap in 2020 and leaves for ‘new pastures’.

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2 w. ago Olivier Awards 2025 winners: Lesley Manville, 69, and John Lithgow, 79, proudly accept Best Actor and Actress gong

Lesley Manville and John Lithgow proudly accepted the award for Best Actor and Actress at the 2025 Olivier Awards on Sunday night.

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3 w. ago Netflix star Manuel Masalva, 43, in a coma after contracting 'aggressive' bacterial infection

Netflix star Manuel Masalva, 43, known for his role in Narcos: Mexico - fell ill and was left in a serious condition.

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3 w. ago Welsh Coronation Street star Gareth Pierce's private life off

Gareth Pierce has been a regular on the cobbles for five years now but away from the soap, the actor is a family man and often shares snaps of his life on social media

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3 w. ago Controversial Hollywood star ‘signs up’ to Celebrity Big Brother at last minute

‘Iron Man 2’ actor is expected to join lineup that reportedly features ‘EastEnders’ icon, ‘Love Island’ star and well-known talk show host

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3 w. ago Val Kilmer's family hot tub tragedy haunted actor and inspired Hollywood role

Val Kilmer's family suffered an awful tragedy involving a hot tub many years ago which left the Top Gun actor scarred, which he later used to influence one of his on-screen characters

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3 w. ago David Schwimmer reveals he couldn’t listen to Friends theme tune for years

Actor says he had to hear I’ll Be There for You so many times, he could no longer bear itThe Friends actor David Schwimmer spent years unable to listen to the theme tune of his smash-hit comedy, he revealed yesterday. According to the star, he was forced to hear it so many times at the height of his fame that the mere sound of it made him feel miserable.“I’ll be really honest, there was a time for quite a while that just hearing the theme song would really uggh,” he said during an appearance on Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ Making a Scene podcast. Continue reading...

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