Penelope Cruz revealed she took up smoking after playing nicotine-addicted characters on screen

Penelope Cruz recently shared that she took up smoking after playing nicotine-addicted characters. The 46-year-old veteran actress found herself hooked on cigarettes after her characters in Blow (2001) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) indulged in the habit on camera.  After smoking for a ‘few years’, Penelope decided to quit to focus on achieving optimal health … Read more

Friends actress Jane Sibbett reveals she copped backlash from fans for character’s sexuality

Friends actress Jane Sibbett reveals she copped backlash from fans and even her own FATHER for playing Ross Geller’s lesbian ex-wife By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:26 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 07:27 BST, 24 September 2020 Friends actress Jane Sibbett has revealed that copped a barrage of criticism for playing … Read more

Star Trek: Discovery to debut show’s first ever transgender and non-binary characters in series 3

Star Trek: Discovery is set to introduce the show’s first ever transgender and non-binary characters in series three. Producers have confirmed that the new roles will make a debut on the third season next month. Ian Alexander will be taking on the role of transgender character, Gray, while Blu del Barrio will play the non-binary Adira. … Read more

Pretty Little Liars reboot with ‘new story and new characters’ in the works from Riverdale boss

Pretty Little Liars reboot with ‘new story and new characters’ in the works from Riverdale showrunner By David Lawrance For Dailymail.com Published: 23:23 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 2 September 2020 The teen drama was a hit for the ABC Family network, running for seven seasons from 2010 until its 2017 finale. … Read more

Tree-mendous set! Shame about the wilting characters: PATRICK MARMION reviews Albion 

Albion (BBC4 on Sunday at 10.10pm and then on iPlayer) Rating: Verdict: Stage epic falters on the small screen  The Comedy of Errors (Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, Chester) Rating: Verdict: Jolly slapstick in the sun Fanny and Stella (Garden Theatre at the Eagle, Vauxhall, London) Rating: Verdict: Lewd Carry On Cast your mind back, … Read more

Celebrity Show-Off: Tori Spelling plays ALL of the Beverly Hills 90210 characters

Tori Spelling revisited her TV roots in a remake of Beverly Hills 90210 on Tuesday’s episode of Celebrity Show-Off. The FOX program ran from 1990 to 2000, and was produced by Tori’s father, Aaron Spelling. In her revamp, dubbed ‘Beverly Hills 9021-Oz,’ the 47-year-old actress got into character again as the chaste, innocent Donna Martin, … Read more

The Simpson’s actor calls out show’s decision to stop having white actors play POC characters

Harry Shearer, the voice of Dr Hibbert, Mr Burns and Ned Flanders on The Simpsons, has spoken out about the show’s decision to stop white actors playing characters of color. The long-running cartoon confirmed in June, under renewed pressure from the Black Lives Matter movement, that it would ‘no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.’  … Read more

The Umbrella Academy showruner explores spin-off possibilities for characters on Netflix series

The Umbrella Academy showruner explores spin-off possibilities for characters on Netflix series By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 01:44 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 01:44 BST, 3 August 2020 The Umbrella Academy showrunner Steve Blackman says there could be spin-offs of the Netflix series, which began airing its second season on Netflix this … Read more

Riverdale actress Bernadette Beck slams the show for not developing black characters

Bernadette Beck is joining her Riverdale co-star Vanessa Morgan in criticizing the CW show for its treatment of black characters.  The 26-year-old actress, who plays Peaches ‘N Cream a member of Pretty Poisons on the show, spoke to Elle.com, on Tuesday, about her experiences on set.  ‘I’m not the first Black actress to show up … Read more

Children ATTACK and racially abuse entertainers dressed as Paw Patrol characters at party

Primary-school children ATTACK and racially abuse entertainers dressed as Paw Patrol characters at 4th birthday party – leaving them needing to dial 999 and be rescued by riot police Ebonie Gooding, 28, her sister Tamara and cousin Rosie Trumpet were attacked They were dressed as Paw Patrol characters for the party in Little Billington, Bedfordshire Upon … Read more