22 h. ago Jack Reacher author Lee Child: ‘More sex is medically implausible and I’m as rich and famous as I need to be’

The thriller writer on being a fearless Brummie, how he came to own a Renoir and his six-decade love affair with smokingBorn in the West Midlands, Lee Child, 70, studied law before working in television. After losing his job following a corporate restructuring, he published Killing Floor, the first in the Jack Reacher series, in 1997. His novels have been adapted into two films, starring Tom Cruise, and an Amazon Prime series. He now writes with his brother Andrew and they headline Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival in Harrogate next month. The 30th Reacher thriller, Exit Strategy, is out in November. He is married with a daughter, and lives in the north of England.When were you happiest? In 1993, making love on the beach of a deserted island in the Bahamas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ana de Armas sings Tom Cruise's praises over his 'very special' review of her film Ballerina amid romance rumors

As rumors continue to swirl that the pair are dating, the actress, 37, shared how much his sweet review of her latest performance meant to her.

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3 d. ago How Tom Cruise’s new blockbuster created a Tube station in central London

How Tom Cruise’s new blockbuster created a Tube station in central London  Time Out

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3 d. ago Tom Cruise's 80s bombshell ex and iconic 90s villain is unrecognizable at 65... who is she?

She shot to stardom in one of Tom Cruise 's early beloved hits, striking up a real life romance with him behind the scenes of the picture.

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4 d. ago Ferris Bueller's Day Off star Mia Sara, 57, who worked with Tom Cruise in a unicorn movie, is seen in rare snaps

The exotic-looking actress made her big screen debut opposite Tom Cruise in the fantasy unicorn-seeking adventure Legend in 1985. See her now in LA in very rare photos.

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4 d. ago House from iconic 90s BBC sitcom goes on the market for £337,000

Fans of the classic BBC comedy can now buy the three-bedroom terraced home after it went on the market for £337,500.

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5 d. ago Armie Hammer's father's bizarre dying wish involving Tom Cruise is finally revealed 3 years after his death

Armie Hammer's oil tycoon father Michael Hammer died of cancer in late 2022. But before the 67-year-old succumbed to the disease, he made his dying wish known.

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5 d. ago Young drivers now able to learn around Top Gear’s iconic test track

The iconic track has hosted the likes of Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Matt LeBlanc over the years.

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5 d. ago Ace of Base now as iconic 90s band suffer Eurovision failure and knifeman terror

Swedish Europop group Ace of Base were once some of the biggest names in music, but their story is one that is filled with surprise achievements, failures and regret

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1 week ago Impossibly frustrating: why Mission: Impossible 8 was a major letdown

Audiences may have flocked to the Final Reckoning but Tom Cruise’s latest mission ends up being incredibly underwhelmingIf the title is sincere, and this really is the final reckoning, then it’s been a franchise of two halves. Mission: Impossible diehards tend to underrate the first half (which ran from Brian De Palma’s brisk 1996 original to 2011’s fun Ghost Protocol) as much as they overrate the second (which launched with 2015’s Rogue Nation). Yet the rumbles and grumbles emanating from public screenings suggests a disgruntled consensus is forming around the concluding instalment: that this is an altogether disjointed way to resolve the affairs of Ethan Hunt and his IMF crew, and a shaky way to ignite the movie summer season. Ninety minutes in which nothing happens over and over again, followed by 70 minutes of M:I B-roll.To better diagnose this latest glitch in the Hollywood machine, we need to return to the relighting of the fuse. This was the franchise to which Tom Cruise retr...

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1 week ago Superdrug brings back 'iconic' 90s beauty product and it's only £1

It's like it is the 90s all over again as Superdrug brings back the nostalgic item

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1 week ago Tom Cruise in ‘serious conversations’ about bringing back fan favourite Tropic Thunder character

Cruise might be bringing back his Diet Coke-guzzling, ill-tempered studio executive Les Grossman

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1 week ago Ana de Armas stuns in revealing black dress at John Wick: Ballerina premiere in Berlin but rumoured beau Tom Cruise is once again nowhere to be seen

Ana de Armas stunned in a revealing black dress as she attended the Berlin premiere of Ballerina on Monday. The actress, 37, plays the leading role in the new John Wick film.

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1 week ago Byker Grove star who shot to fame as 'Spuggy' now has 'normal' job away from stardom

Lyndyann Barrass shot to fame playing Kirsty "Spuggy" Campbell on the iconic 90s teen drama, but now the 47-year-old is running her own cleaning business in Sunderland

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1 week ago 'Lilo & Stich' team with Tom Cruise and 'Mission Impossible' for a monster Memorial Day weekend

“Lilo & Stich” team with Tom Cruise for what may be a record-breaking Memorial Day box office weekend

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1 week ago The biggest celebrity red carpet meltdowns: From Kelly Rowland scolding words to Tom Cruise's furious reaction to water gun prank

You might think that celebrities would be used to the bright lights, flashing cameras and chaotic red carpets. 

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1 week ago Robbie Williams reveals shock detail nobody’s seen in iconic 90s photo

Robbie Williams' departure from Take That shocked his millions of fans, but a photo of the musician at Glastonbury taken just a few weeks earlier might've been the clue everyone missed

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2 w. ago Mission Impossible star was 8 months pregnant during fight scene with Tom Cruise

Hayley Atwell, who stars in the latest instalment of the beloved franchise, with Tom Cruise, detailed her experience working while pregnant.

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2 w. ago Tom Cruise's Oscar nominated Mission Impossible film airs tonight on TV

Tom Cruise has starred as the lead in the Mission Impossible series for eight films and with the final instalment now in cinemas, fans can refresh their memories on TV tonight

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2 w. ago Hayley Atwell reveals Tom Cruise's extraordinary gift to her grandmother

The actress, 43, has built up a close friendship with Cruise, 62, while starring alongside him in the last two Mission: Impossible films

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