28 h. ago ‘I knew I needed help. I knew it was over’: Anthony Hopkins on alcoholism, anger, Academy Awards – and 50 years of sobriety

As the actor approaches his 90th year and publishes an autobiography, he reflects on his early years on stage, being inspired by Laurence Olivier, becoming a Hollywood star and conquering his demons‘What’s the weather like over there?” asks Anthony Hopkins as soon as our video call begins. He may have lived in California for decades but some Welshness remains, in his distinctive, mellifluous voice – perhaps a little hoarser than it once was – and his preoccupation with the climate. It’s a dark evening in London but a bright, sunny morning in Los Angeles, and Hopkins is equally bright in demeanour and attire, sporting a turquoise and green shirt. “I came here 50 years ago. Somebody said: ‘Are you selling out?’ I said: ‘No, I just like the climate and to get a suntan.’ But I like Los Angeles. I’ve had a great life here.”It hasn’t been all that great recently, actually. In January this year, Hopkins’ house in Pacific Palisades was destroyed by the wildfires. “It was a bit of a calamity...

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31 h. ago JAN MOIR: Paddington blinks his little button eyes and the packed West End crowd claps, cheers and roars its approval for a marmalade

No Hollywood star, no singer, no high-kicking showgirl nor gleaming screen legend has ever been so warmly greeted making their debut on a stage as a little furry bear was on Saturday night.

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43 h. ago Donnie Darko and Netflix star Lee Weaver dies aged 95 as tributes flood in

Fans have been paying tribute to Lee Weaver, the Hollywood star who died at the age of 95, after he was confirmed dead by his family in a statement

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55 h. ago Hollywood star Jessica Alba blends in with the locals as she explores the Gold Coast on a bike

Jessica Alba is currently in Australia filming her latest movie.

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3 d. ago Michael Jackson estate paid $2.5mn in bid to settle sexual abuse claims

Dispute threatens to cast shadow over $155mn Hollywood biopic of late star set for release next year

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3 d. ago Hedda Gabler meets silver screen legend Merle Oberon in this new twist on Ibsen's tragedy. Old Henrik would have loved it, says our theatre critic

Pearl Chanda's Hedda is a dark-eyed beauty, married to an unsuccessful movie director and living in London. She has nothing to do but play with her father's pistols - and other people's lives,

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3 d. ago Celebs go braless as sheer trend rules and Sydney Sweeney and Keely Hodgkinson bare all

Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney wowed the world when she stepped out in a braless and sheer dress at the Variety Power of Women awards. But, she's not the only star to 'free the nip'

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3 d. ago Sharon Stone defends Sydney Sweeney's provocative outfits with powerful speech

Sharon Stone has voiced her support for Sydney Sweeney after the Hollywood star faced controversy over her provocative outfits, MAGA views and Jeans Ad.

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3 d. ago Kylie Jenner shows off her boob job as she flashes her cleavage in racy mini dress

KYLIE Jenner has shown off her boob job while flashing her cleavage in a very racy mini dress. The stunning reality star, 28, stepped out in Hollywood on Tuesday night for the Swarovski Masters of Light event. Wearing a Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert designed mini dress, Kylie sizzled and sparkled as she attended the stunning bash....

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3 d. ago Rachel Zegler praises 'sisters' Dame Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu as she leads Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2025 winners

The Evita star, 24, honoured her Hollywood mentors while joining fellow winners including the Sugababes, Adwoa Aboah and Tyla at the London ceremony

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4 d. ago Michelle Keegan's Hollywood makeover: Corrie star's 'proper chav' era is well and truly over

Michelle Keegan is on the road to hit big time as she 'plans to scoop the lead role' in her first ever Hollywood movie.

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5 d. ago Charlie Kaufman: ‘They told me Being John Malkovich would never get made’

The Oscar-winning ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ screenwriter has collaborated with poet Eva HD on a short film following ghosts through the streets of Athens. The pair talk to Kevin E G Perry about mortality, the decline of Hollywood and grieving ‘Synecdoche, New York’ star Philip Seymour Hoffman

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5 d. ago Colin Farrell upset Tom Cruise with boozy antics on set and admits 'it was terrible'

Hollywood star Colin Farrell has admitted he got on the wrong side of his co-star Tom Cruise while shooting the 2002 sci-fi movie Minority Report due to his boozy behaviour

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5 d. ago Michelle Keegan lined up for first Hollywood role after being courted by A

FORMER Corrie actress Michelle Keegan is being courted for her first Hollywood film role. US screen star Reese Witherspoon is keen for the 38-year-old to play the lead in a big-budget movie adaptation of her new novel. Oscar-winner Reese, 49, wrote crime thriller Gone Before Goodbye with American author Harlan Coben, who was behind Michelle’s...

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5 d. ago Great British Bake Off star moved to tears after Paul Hollywood criticism

A Great British Bake Off contestant was brought to tears after his showstopper piece was critiqued by Paul Hollywood.

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6 d. ago Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden reunite as party goes 'off the rails'

Piers Morgan and his former Britain's Got Talent co-star Amanda Holden recently reunited in Hollywood as the broadcaster continued celebrating the release of his book, Woke Is Dead

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6 d. ago Ryan Reynolds’ massive net worth after split from Hollywood star and finding love again

Alongside friend and business partner Rob Mac, Ryan Reynold has transformed the fortunes of Wrexham AFC, who face Welsh rivals Cardiff City in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night

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7 d. ago Ryan Reynolds' net worth compared to Vincent Tan as Hollywood star blown out of water

The Bluebirds travel to the Stok Cae Ras on Tuesday evening for the fourth round of the Carabao Cup

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8 d. ago Michelle Keegan leaves Coronation Street star with 'no words' over friendship with Hollywood A

The popular actress shares snaps from a press event for Harlan Coben's new novel

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8 d. ago Simon Amstell review – time to move on after Hollywood party crush

Arches London Bridge New show I Love It Here is billed as a departure from the comedian’s familiar neurotic self-analysis, but it proves frustratingly unchallenging“An exciting departure from [his] previous work,” claims the publicity for Simon Amstell’s new standup show – but it’s a claim that proves hard to substantiate. Like any Amstell set, I Love It Here is self-analytical to an absurd degree – and this level of forensic solipsism, from this clever and funny a man, can’t help but be engaging. But departure it is not – and indeed, I found it frustrating how Amstell’s concerns have not moved on a jot in a show largely about his disappointment (“pain”, he would call it) that his crush on a famous singer isn’t reciprocated.The abiding impression, of a show set at a star-studded Hollywood party, is of an artist whose life (and creative output) might benefit from a little more friction. We encounter Amstell at the start of this set blissful with his partner of 14 years, increasingly ...

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