31 h. ago Mickey Rourke and 'Britain's hardest man' ran for their lives as hooligans smashed venue

Mickey Rourke is set to join the Celebrity Big Brother house next week and the Hollywood A-lister is no stranger to violent clashes both on and off screen

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32 h. ago Mickey Rourke and 'Britain's hardest man' ran like 'scared rabbits' after hooligan brawl

Hollywood superstar Mickey Rourke is set to open up about his extraordinary life on Celebrity Big Brother and below a former gangster reveals the night the actor bizarrely encountered football hooligans

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55 h. ago From android to assassin: Daryl Hannah’s 10 best films – ranked!

With the release this month of Coastal, her documentary about husband Neil Young’s 2023 solo tour, we look at Hannah’s greatest rolesLooking as though she has strayed from another genre, Hannah plays Mickey Rourke’s girlfriend, a leggy aerobics instructor who keeps getting undressed. At least she’s more fun than Rourke and an insanely posturing Eric Roberts as deadbeat cousins ripping off the mob: roles originally written for Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Mickey Rourke on Celebrity Big Brother would be yet another terrible career move

The long-running reality show has always welcomed fallen US names like the Oscar nominee, but there is a gentle sensitivity to the star of ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘9½ Weeks’ – and a frustrating propensity for self-sabotage – that makes his rumoured appearance on the new series acutely depressing, writes Adam White

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55 h. ago Mickey Rourke has made a number of horrific career decisions – Celebrity Big Brother is the worst yet

The long-running reality show has always welcomed fallen US names like the Oscar nominee, but there is a gentle sensitivity to the star of ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘9½ Weeks’ – and a frustrating propensity for self-sabotage – that makes his rumoured appearance on the new series acutely depressing, writes Adam White

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59 h. ago Mickey Rourke's astronomical payday for Celebrity Big Brother is revealed amid major fears that action icon could bow out of series early

The 80s action star, 72, was the final star to sign up for the hotly-anticipated reality TV show, which is coming to screens on April 7 for just over two weeks until April 25.

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61 h. 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 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother 'signs up huge Hollywood actor just days before launch'

Celebrity Big Brother launches next week and, ahead of the line-up being announced by ITV, it's been reported that actor Mickey Rourke has signed up to be part of the show

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5 d. ago Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke hated each other in 9½ Weeks – but it wasn't their fault

Kim Basinger's character in steamy 1986 movie 9½ Weeks was a world away from her other big screen roles and the actress said the filming experience was 'horrific'

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3 w. ago Hardest Geezer suggests daily 5km runs to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis

The ultramarathon runner is set to run a 3,000km mountainous trail which spans the length of New Zealand

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