7 d. ago Rivals star reveals Jilly Cooper visited set just days before her death

Author also watched three episodes of new season, says Alex Hassell

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8 d. ago Jilly Cooper visited the set of Rivals series 2 just days before her death

Rivals star Alex Hassell has revealed that Dame Jilly Cooper visited the set of series two just days before she died, aged 88, earlier this month

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8 d. ago Lusty Gen Z can't get enough of steamy reads as sales of bonkbuster books soar

Sales of steamy books such as Jilly Cooper's Riders and Fifty Shades of Grey are soaring among younger women, with an additional five million sales in the category last year

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8 d. ago Autistic volunteer is 'sacked' from Waitrose after his family asked if he could start being paid after 'years' of stocking shelves for free

Tom Boyd, 27, began helping out at the branch in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester, in 2021 by emptying stock cages and stacking shelves.

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1 week ago Alex Hassell reveals Rivals season two will pay tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper after author’s death aged 88

The British actor also teased what’s in store for his character Rupert Campbell-Black in the Disney+ series

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2 w. ago Rivals resumes filming after the death of Dame Jilly Cooper as series stars reveal their on

The stars of Rivals are back on set in Corsham, Wiltshire a week after the unexpected death of writer Dame Jilly Cooper.

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2 w. ago Graham Potter lines up Viktor Gyokeres reunion in first job after West Ham sacking

Sweden sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson following a poor start to 2026 World Cup qualification

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2 w. ago Graham Potter keen on Sweden job after sacking of Jon Dahl Tomasson

Potter had seven years in charge of club side Östersund‘I love Swedish football. It would be a great opportunity’Graham Potter has said he would be interested in taking over as Sweden’s new manager because he “loves” the country that gave him his first opportunity in coaching.Former Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked on Tuesday after a disastrous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, with a 1-0 defeat at home to Kosovo leaving Sweden bottom of their group. It is less than a month since Potter left West Ham after winning six of his 23 Premier League games, with the former Chelsea manager having lasted just 31 games at Stamford Bridge. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago England legend Sir Geoff Hurst labels Jude Bellingham's dad as an 'absolute disgrace' after he confronted Borussia Dortmund coach who subbed Jobe off early

Hurst, 83, is best known for scoring a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final, while he also enjoyed a hugely successful club career for the likes of West Ham and Stoke City .

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2 w. ago Huge bidding war looms for diaries of bonkbuster author Jilly Cooper 'that are even racier than Rivals'

The Rivals author, who died last week aged 88 after a fall, kept diaries for much of her life and had long warned friends they were far saucier than her famous 'bonkbuster' novels.

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2 w. ago Queen Camilla remembers her old friend Jilly Cooper as she chats to Salman Rushie at opening of Cliveden Literary Festival

Speaking at the opening of the historic annual event at Cliveden House in Berkshire today, she recalled an iconic quip from her old friend and author Jilly Cooper, who died last week.

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2 w. ago Queen pays tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper at literary festival

Camilla quoted the ‘queen of the bonkbuster’ who has died aged 88.

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2 w. ago Jilly Cooper's raunchy novels possible adaptations for TV series after Rivals success

'Bonkbuster' queen Jilly Cooper's raunchy ovels could possibly have a lot more adaptations for TV following the success of Disney+'s Rivals

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2 w. ago Deontay Wilder reveals when he will next fight with ‘contract signed already’

Deontay Wilder is coming off the worst run of his career, but is still hoping for one final shot at heavyweight glory in 2026

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2 w. ago How to stay married, by JILLY COOPER. No one knew more about affairs of the heart

More than 40 years ago, I wrote a piece for a newspaper about the screaming domestic chaos of my first months of marriage.

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3 w. ago Andy Murray's private claim about what he did wrong as tennis career came to an end

Andy Murray has been a standout in the golf world since retiring from professional tennis and has opened up about the final years of his tennis career

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3 w. ago BBC University Challenge fans ask 'how did you know' after Jilly Cooper tribute

University Challenge fans were left feeling "spooked" as the BBC show aired a tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper on Monday

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3 w. ago University Challenge airs Jilly Cooper tribute hours after death as fans left 'spooked'

University Challenge aired a tribute to Dame Jilly Cooper just hours after her death was announced

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3 w. ago My unlikely friendship with Jilly Cooper: We talked football over champagne and shepherd's pie at her kitchen table, writes IAN HERBERT

IAN HERBERT: Jilly Cooper and I began corresponding when she was writing her novel about football. It became a privilege to get to know her.

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3 w. ago Steven Gerrard lays out conditions to return to management as England legend reveals ‘six interesting phone calls’

STEVEN GERRARD has claimed he has "unfinished business" as a manager but will only join a club that gives him "support" and "competes to win". The Liverpool legend hasn't coached since being sacked by Saudi side Al-Ettifaq at the start of the year. He had great success in his first job at Rangers between 2018...

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