Olly Murs is starring alongside an illustrious cast of some of Britain’s finest actors in the new animated series of 101 Dalmatians.

The notorious troublemaker – who has been sliding into Elizabeth Hurley’s DMs (!) – will be voicing a Cornish Doberman called Spike for two instalments of Disney’s star-studded new cartoon, alongside Miriam Margoyles, Stephen Mangan, Paloma Faith and rapper, actor and all around oracle, Ben Smith.

The latest carnation of 101 Dalmatians kicks off next week, inspired by the 1956 novel by Dodie Smith and subsequent animated Disney film. It was also turned into a live action movie starring Glenn Close as the villainous Cruella De Vil in 1996, which was an absolute ride, to be honest.

‘I’ve never done anything like this before,’ enthused Olly. ‘It was exciting to be a part of, and I hope to do it again.

‘It’s something I’ve always been passionate about, doing acting or voiceovers.’

He continued: ‘The weird thing is, I was more nervous doing the voiceover than I am when I’m performing in front of 15,000 people at the O2 Arena. That’s how weird it was.

‘When I’m singing in front of my fans, they love me and I love them; going out there and singing is my favourite thing, it’s the best part of my job.

‘But when I did the voiceover for Disney, I was so nervous because I’ve never done anything like this before.

‘I’ve always thought I’d be great in an animated show or a film, but I’d never been directed in what to show or how to do things like this.’

The chart-topper – who found fame on The X Factor – admitted he was nervous taking on his very first acting role.

‘I was like, “Can I do this? Are they going to be happy with it? Are they going to re-write it after I leave, thinking it was rubbish?”

“You just don’t know. But ultimately I think it went well, so I’m happy.’

101 Dalmatians premieres on Disney Channel on March 18 at 5pm.

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Katie Price has failed to show up to court, as she holidays in Thailand with boyfriend Kris Boyson.

The 40-year-old was due before Crawley Magistrates Court today at 10am, to face two counts of threatening behaviour.

Katie was reported to police by her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s girlfriend Michelle Pentecost, who alleges that the reality star shouted at her ‘Are you enjoying fucking my husband?’ at the school playground.

The charge sheet for Katie’s court appearance accuses her of using ‘threatening or abusive words or behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress’.

However, Katie did not show for the hearing today, and was yesterday pictured in Thailand enjoying a boxing session.

District Judge Amanda Kelly slammed the reality star, saying: I believe she hasn’t turned up today. She has something better to do.

‘This demonstrates a lack of respect for the court process.’

The mum-of-five was pictured dressed in a black best and colourful shorts as she worked out in the sun with Kris and a kickboxing trailer.

Katie was all smiles as she and Kris, 30, trained on their holiday, after jetting off last week.

The reality star left her kids Princess and Junior with their father Peter Andre, Jett and Bunny with dad Kieran Hayler, and eldest son Harvey with a friend to enjoy the sun-soaked vacation.

She was pictured cooking her own meal in a restaurant before enjoying a romantic date with Kris, who described the holiday as ‘needed’ and ‘well deserved’.

Katie’s court hearing today was in relation to allegations made against her by her ex’s new girlfriend.

Michelle, whose son attends the same school as Katie and Kieran’s kids Jett, 5, and Bunny, 4, claims that Katie caused a scene by allegedly screaming at her: ‘Are you enjoying fucking my husband?’

Kieran’s girlfriend reported the incident to police and two more parents reportedly complained about Katie to the authorities for shouting and swearing at them.

An insider told The Sun: ‘One woman got a mouthful off Katie for standing up for Michelle and the other was sworn at by Katie, after excluding her from a parent meet-up off school grounds.’

Katie has since allegedly threatened to remove her children from school, claiming the other parents don’t like her.

The mum-of-five was in court just last month, when she was banned from driving for three months after being convicted of being drunk in charge of a motor vehicle.

And back in January, Katie pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified.

Liam Neeson took some time out of the limelight after he confessed he once wanted to ‘kill a black man.’

However, it looks as though the star has finally come out of hiding following his controversial comment, as he was spotted at The White Crow’s UK premiere.

Dressed in a blue suit, the star appeared to be in high spirits as he smiled at the camera while posing for pictures at the London event.

While appearing to arrive solo, the 66-year-old was later joined by his on and off girlfriend Freya St Johnston.

His appearance comes after the star fell under fire for wanting to seek revenge after he found out one of his close friends was raped by a black man.

When chatting to the Independent earlier this year, the Taken actor said: ‘My immediate reaction was… I asked, did she know who it was? No. What colour were they? She said it was a black person.

‘I went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping I’d be approached by somebody – I’m ashamed to say that – and I did it for maybe a week, hoping some [Neeson gestures air quotes with his fingers] “black bastard” would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know? So that I could… kill him.’

However, after the shocking comments, the Irish actor insisted he’s not racist, telling Robin Roberts on Good Morning America: ‘We were doing a press junket and the topic of the film is revenge, it’s a dark comedy too.

‘The lady journalist was asking me how I tap into that and I remembered an incident nearly 40 years ago where a very dear friend of mine was brutally raped.

‘I had never felt this feeling before which was a primal urge to lash out.’

Since his candid confession the star has pulled out of a number of interviews and even failed to turn up to the premiere of his own film Cold Pursuit.

Liam had been in New York promoting his new film when he faced a public storm.

He spoke to Robin Roberts on Tuesday’s Good Morning America but then refused to address the comments again that afternoon, in a chat with Ryan Seacrest.

However, despite the backlash, his new movie still managed to rake in a whopping $10 million (£7.7 million) during its opening weekend.

It made an incredible $3.6 million (£2.7 million) alone on the day of the actor’s shocking comments, and also stars Laura Dern, Micheál Richardson, and Michael Eklund.

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Actress Felicity Huffman has been released on bail after being arrested over her alleged involvement in a college admissions bribery case.

The 56-year-old was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning, and was released after appearing in court, after being granted a $250,000 signature bond.

She is expected in court on Boston on 29 March.

Felicity originally became a familiar face to many after starring in the long-running TV series Desperate Housewives – and for her marriage to actor William H Macy.

Here’s what you need to know about the actress and her career.

How long has Felicity Huffman been married and how many children does she have?

Felicity has been married to Macy – known for his roles in the likes of Fargo, Pleasantville, Boogie Nights and Magnolia, as well as the US version of Shameless, in which he plays Frank Gallagher – since 1997.

The pair dated on and off for 15 years before marrying on 6 September of that year.

They are parents to two daughters, Sophia who is 18, and 16-year-old Georgia.

Who did Felicity Huffman play in Desperate Housewives?

Huffman starred on the long-running series as Lynette Scarvo, appearing from the very first episode in 2004 until it ended in 2012, 180 episodes later.

The character survived everything from addiction to prescription medication, marital woes, pregnancy, cancer treatment and covering up a murder in the space of her time on the show.

The actress was nominated for a string of awards for her role, winning the Emmy for best comedy actress in 2005 as well as the Screen Actors Guild best comedy actress award in 2006.

What else has Felicity Huffman been in?

The actress is also known for her role as transgender woman Bree in the movie Transamerica, which won her a Golden Globe award as well as an Oscar nomination.

She’s also appeared in movies including The Spanish Prisoner, Georgia Rule, Raising Helen and Magnolia, which also starred Macy.

On the small screen, she’s been in the likes of Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, American Crime and, most recently, the TV spin-off of Get Shorty.

YouTubers were shocked yesterday as Tanya Burr and Jim Chapman confirmed they had split after 12 years together.

Tanya, 29, confirmed the news on her Instagram story, writing: ‘Just wanted to let you all know that a few weeks ago Jim and I made the painful decision to no longer be together.

‘We have a huge amount of love and respect for each other and will continue to remain friends forever.

‘Thank you in advance for respecting our privacy at this difficult time.’

Jim, 31, shared a similar statement, saying: ‘We will continue to support one another in all of our ventures and are both looking forward to what the future holds’.

Fans of the couple have been left devastated by the news, with YouTube viewers never knowing Tanya and Jim as singletons.

How Tanya and Jim first met

Tanya and Jim have been dating since 2007, having went to the same sixth form school in Norwich.

And it was at a party of one of Jim’s best friends that he first got chatting to his future wife.

Speaking to the Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury, the vlogger said: ‘She went to a party of one of my best friends, who she had a crush on. She turned up really early, well, on time, because she didn’t know how student parties worked.

‘I recognised her because we’d been to the same 6th form. We got chatting and I felt like I was flirting outrageously. She felt she had made a new gay best friend!’

Still, sparks flew and the pair got together soon after, with their first date taking place at the local cinema.

YouTube fame

Tanya was working at the beauty counter at Jarrold’s in Norwich when she took a leaf out of Jim’s sister Samantha Chapman’s book and decided to launch her own YouTube channel.

After initially showing subscribers how to recreate celebrity beauty looks, Tanya branched out into fashion, style and baking – and now has 3.5 million subscribers.

Jim has 2.3 million subscribers himself, but made the choice to scale back on the personal content he shares and his appearances in Tanya’s videos.

Speaking to Newsbeat in 2017, he said he felt they were ‘sharing a bit too much of us just living’, adding: ‘People do think they know everything about us, but actually in my videos they see 10 minutes of a 24-hour day.’

Jim comes from a family of vloggers – his sisters Samantha and Nicola are the women behind pixiwoo, and are the creators of Real Techniques make-up brushes; while his twin brother John is the co-creator of the Lean Machines channel.

Their lavish wedding

For a couple whose lives were splashed out over YouTube, Tanya and Jim did a good job hiding their wedding.

They got engaged in New York in December 2012, and tied the knot four years later on 3 September 2015, at Babington House in Somerset.

The wedding was attended by fellow YouTubers Zoella and Alfie Deyes, and Tanya broke the happy news on 6 September as she shared a picture of the bride and groom kissing with the caption: ‘We did it!’

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Jim later explained why they kept their wedding under wraps: ‘I just think we wanted our wedding to be very intimate, very private.

‘We share so much of our lives, and we wanted a day where we could just turn everything off. I didn’t even have my phone on me. It was actually really nice, just to have a day with me and my wife and our really close friends and family.’

Married life

Tanya and Jim lived out their four years of married life in their £4 million townhouse in London, accompanied by their Daschund Martha.

While both in their late twenties and early thirties respectively, they had previously spoken about starting a family together.

Jim said that were they to have children, he would not immediately launch them into the world of vlogging, saying: ‘I’m not going to make them the centre of attention on my channel. They didn’t ask for that. They might not want to be famous, when they’re seven, or 27.

‘We are a very normal couple. We just have very odd jobs.’

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In our heart of hearts, we probably already knew this, but Friends creator Martha Kauffman has officially shut down any idea of the show making a comeback.

It’s been 14 years off the air and still it’s one of the biggest series in the world, but the leading cast have always played coy about their potential return.

So despite their love of the show, and the odd mini social reunion here and there, Martha says its for the best that the series ended in 2004 and stays that way.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, Martha explained: ‘There are several reasons. One, the show is about a time in your life when your friends are your family. It’s not that time anymore.

‘All we’d be doing is putting those six actors back together, but the heart of the show would be gone.’

And the other reason? She said: ‘I don’t know what good it does us. The show is doing just fine, people love it. [A reunion] could only disappoint. “The One Where Everyone’s Disappointed.”’

To be fair, she has a point – remember the disaster of when The Inbetweeners did a reunion last Christmas?

Despite no new episodes coming any time soon, Friends fam have more than enough to keep them going thanks to social media and the show’s continuous success.

FriendsFest is returning to the UK later this year for another immersive experience for fans (we’re talking dancing by sofas with yellow umbrellas and drinking coffee in Central Perk.

Courteney Cox, who played Monica Gellar on the show, has been getting a twinge of nostalgia too – sharing photos of her co-stars Lisa Kudrow and Jennifer Aniston from back in the day and even changing her profile picture to the show’s ‘fat Monica’ phase.

During a recent furniture reshuffle in her home, Courteney also couldn’t resist demanding her helpers to PIVOT as they wiggled a table down a narrow hallway.

Basically, she’s still the Friends OG fan, and no one can ever take that away from her.

Friends seasons 1-10 are available on Netflix now, and airs daily on Comedy Central.

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Keira Knightley is apparently a woman many weird secret talents. The British actress surprised Jimmy Fallon last night by demonstrating how she can play Despacito on her teeth.

During her interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 33-year-old actress was asked if she had any hidden talents, to which she casually dropped in that she can play her teeth.

In case you were wondering, the art consists of tapping your teeth. That is all.

Explaining how she learned this nifty little party trick, Keira told Fallon: ‘There was a boy at school when I was about seven or eight and he went on a talent show on TV, so he was like the coolest person ever, and he played his teeth.

‘So, everybody at my school was like, that’s cool, so everybody from that school can probably play their teeth.’

Erm, we’re going to need some answers Keira…

Of course, she had to give a little taster of her craft and first dazzled the audience with Raindrops Keep Falling My Head.

But the Love Actually star is no one-trick pony as it turns out she’s got a whole catalogue of songs she can play.

Give the woman a talent show.

At Fallon’s request, Keira began playing Despacito and, admittedly, it was pretty incredible.

It’s actually not the first time Keira’s revealed her secret talent as she performed Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head on The Graham Norton Show in January.

Elsewhere in her chat with Fallon, Keira opened up on life as a mother and what happens when she’s had a little too much wine and has to play with her daughter Edie.

Keira revealed: ‘We’re really deep into Paw Patrol but it’s like toddler crack which is kind of a good thing because you go, “Oh, it’s Saturday night”, and maybe you’ve had a couple more glasses of wine than you should have, and Sunday, Paw Patrol is absolutely amazing.’

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Marvel is developing a new TV series based on the What If comic book series, according to reports.

The popular series twisted canon by having each issue pose a different reality within the Marvel universe, asking questions of what If Spider-Man joined Fantastic Four or what If Captain America hadn’t vanished during World War Two?

According to SlashFilm, Marvel is now developing an animated series, overseen by Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige, based on the concept for upcoming streaming service Disney+.

Interestingly, the new series will apparently toy with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although the series won’t be included in MCU canon.

It could lead to a variety of fun scenarios, with one idea reportedly already in development asking the question of ‘What if Loki had found the hammer of Thor?’

It’s claimed the idea of it being an animated series would allow the original actors from the MCU to provide voice roles too, considering it’s less of a time commitment.

It sounds like an excellent idea which could offer a light reprieve from the overflowing MCU, especially following the dimension-breaking success of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse which recently bagged an Oscar.

But what questions could be asked? What if Star-Lord never punched Thanos in the face in Avengers: Infinity War? What if Iron Man and Captain America settled Civil War with a pancake breakfast? The possibilities are endless.

Marvel has a number of shows in the pipeline for Disney’s new streaming service, including shows based on Loki, Scarlet Witch, Falcon and Winter Soldier.

These shows are also set to have a major impact on the MCU, kicking off a new phase following Avengers: Endgame.

Avengers: Endgame releases in cinemas on 25 April.

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Respawn has tackled a recent spree of Apex Legends leaks head-on, offering clarity on when to expect the game’s battle pass.

The past week has seen dataminers go into overdrive on the battle royale shooter, uncovering 10 new characters and a bunch of other details about potential future updates.

Speculation peaked yesterday (12 March) after a listing for the highly-anticipated battle pass was uploaded and swiftly deleted from the EA Origin store, appearing to confirm the pass, titled Welcome To The Wild Frontier, would be released that day.

Respawn has since addressed these leaks in a post on Reddit, stating how some of the information dug up by dataminers is ‘very old’ and shouldn’t necessarily be trusted.

The post reads: ‘So between the datamining and the unintentional update about Season 1 on Origin today, there’s been a lot of speculation and confusion so we wanted to give some clarity.

‘We’ll be providing details on Season 1, Battle Pass, and the next Legend very soon. It’s not coming out today [12 March].’

They added: ‘There’s lots of stuff that has been datamined from Apex since launch and is swirling around the Internet. We know this stuff is fun to dig up and speculate about, but you should not treat any of that info as a source of truth.

‘There’s stuff in there that is very old, or things we’ve tried in the past and cut – remember our design process is to prototype and play lots of ideas – and some of it may be things we’re still building for Apex Legends.’

‘Finding this stuff by no means confirms that it’ll ever come out. At best you should treat any post about this as a rumour and the real info will come from us when we’re ready to show off what’s coming next,’ added the post.

While it’s largely stating the obvious, it’s a refreshing direct approach for a developer to make in managing expectations around leaks.

The battle pass for Apex Legends was previously confirmed to be arriving at some point in March, so details around its release certainly can’t be too far off.

Apex Legends is available now, for free, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

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After 12 years together, vlogger Tanya Burr and her soon-to-be-ex-husband and fellow-YouTuber Jim Chapman have announced their split to the world.

The pair got hitched in 2015, having first started dating way back in 2007.

Burr announced the break-up by saying: ‘Just wanted to let you all know that a few weeks ago Jim and I made the painful decision to no longer be together.

‘‘We have a huge amount of love and respect for each other and will continue to remain friends forever.

‘Thank you in advance for respecting our privacy at this difficult time.’

As we’re confronted with yet more proof that love is dead, here’s everything you need to know about Tayna’s online career, because even when romantic plans might not have turned out the way people may have wanted, professional success is still worth celebrating.

Tayna Burr’s YouTube career

Burr, 29, is a British YouTuber and actress with over 3.5 million subscribers to her channel.

She was born in June 1989 in Norfolk, England and after she finished school, she studied to be a makeup artist.

This led to her getting a job at the Jarrold’s department store beauty counter in her home town.

In 2009, while still working at Jarrold’s, Burr started her YouTube channel.

This move was prompted by the advice of her future-sister-in-law Samantha Chapman, who is also a famous makeup artist with over 2 million subscribers to her YouTube channel – Pixiwoo, which has make-up tutorials that she films with her sister Nicola.

Two years after Tanya Burr started her own channel, she was able to leave her day job to focus on her online career.

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Many of Burr’s earlier videos give instructions on how to do your make-up like various celebrities, and since then, she has collaborated with other popular YouTubers like Zoella, Joe Sugg and Tyler Oakley.

In 2014, she launched her own cosmetics brand through Superdrug called Tayna Burr Cosmetics, and she’s written three books so far with the help of ghostwriters: Tanya Bakes, Tanya’s Christmas and Love, Tanya.

Burr has also made a few small acting appearances including a part in the 2017 short film Disconnect, as well as playing the role of Ella in a revival of Judy Upton’s play Confidence in 2018.

Nowadays, in addition to her millions of YouTube subscribers, she also has over 3 million followers on Twitter and Instagram.

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Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have hit the headlines as two of the high profile names accused of involvement in college admissions bribes.

According to the website TMZ, the Desperate Housewives star was arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning at her home in the Hollywood Hills.

She has since been released on $250,000 (£192,000) bail, while Loughlin will reportedly surrender to authorities on Wednesday after returning to LA from Canada.

Loughlin’s husband Giannulli Mossimo was also arrested and later released on a $1m bail bond. Huffman’s husband, actor William H Macy, was not arrested or detained.

Here’s what we know about the case so far.

What have Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin been accused of?

The pair are among around 40 influential figures facing charges in connection with alleged payments made of up to $6m used to get children into prestigious US schools including Yale, Stanford, USC and Georgetown.

Huffman is reportedly accused of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

She is alleged to have made a charitable donation of $15,000 (£11K) that authorities allege helped their eldest daughter get into college.

According to the indictment most of the children involved had no idea about what was allegedly going on. The colleges themselves are not accused of being involved.

Huffman and Macy have two daughters – Sofia, 18, and 16-year-old Georgia – although it’s reported that Huffman decided against plans to pursue the same arrangement for the younger of her two children.

Loughlin and her husband Giannulli allegedly agreed to pay bribes totalling $500,000 to get their two daughters onto the USC crew team – with reports alleging that even though they did not participate, it may have ‘facilitated their admission’ to the college.

The alleged scam centres on a Californian man who allegedly set up a not for profit organisation which allegedly helps students get into the college of their choice by paying off sports coaches or exam administrators.

Student reportedly have no knowledge of their parents’ involvement in most of the cases.

How are Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin best known?

Huffman, 56, originally found fame as one of the main cast members of Desperate Housewives, and more recently appeared in the TV spin-off series of Get Shorty.

Loughlin starred in the Beverly Hills 90210 spin-off 90210 from 2008-2012 and also appeared in the Netflix reboot Fuller House.

Amanda Seyfried and Jamie Oliver are just two of the countless celebrities who have spread some Disney magic for Red Nose Day.

The stars were joined by the likes of Nadiya Hussain, Gareth Southgate, Lewis Hamilton and Jodie Kidd to raise both awareness and funds for Comic Relief.

Posing in front of the camera, the A-listers beamed as they rocked a huge collection of Mickey Mouse merchandise.

While sporting some of the much loved character’s ears, Amanda  could be seen showing off the new TK Maxx Ts, which have been launched especially for the charity.

Being a little bit ‘too cool’ for the Disney headband, Jamie Oliver stood with his wife Jools in Mickey aprons, along with Nadiya Hussain who was also appropriately dressed in the cooking garment.

The images were shot by photographer Greg Williams, with the range featuring some of the most iconic characters, including Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Eeyore and Goofy.

There is also a children’s range available that have Dumbo, Bambi and Winnie the Pooh sat proudly on the front of the Ts.

The TK Maxx limited edition tee-hee-hee range will be launched on 1 February with prices starting at just £6.99 for a kid’s t-shirt and £9.99 for an adult.

At least £4.50 from the sale of the adult and £2.50 from the kids’ ranges will go to Comic Relief.

Sharing a behind the scenes clip of the shoot, Olly Murs could be seen in one of the T-shirts as he smiled for the camera.

The star has recently been cast in his first major acting role as one of the dogs in the new animated series of 101 Dalmatians.

Here the Dance With Me Tonight hitmaker will be voice Spike, a Cornish Doberman, for two installments of Disney cartoon.

Olly is part of one heck of a star-studded cast, and will feature in the show alongside Miriam Margoyles, Stephen Mangan, Paloma Faith and Ben Smith.

‘I’ve never done anything like this before,’ enthused Olly. ‘It was exciting to be a part of, and I hope to do it again.’

‘It’s something I’ve always been passionate about, doing acting or voiceovers.’

He continued: ‘The weird thing is, I was more nervous doing the voiceover than I am when I’m performing in front of 15,000 people at the O2 Arena. That’s how weird it was.

‘When I’m singing in front of my fans, they love me and I love them; going out there and singing is my favourite thing, it’s the best part of my job.

‘But when I did the voiceover for Disney, I was so nervous because I’ve never done anything like this before.

‘I’ve always thought I’d be great in an animated show or a film, but I’d never been directed in what to show or how to do things like this.’

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Lori Loughlin is among the celebrities and businesspeople accused of participation in a college admissions cheating and bribery scam to get their kids into top schools.

Up to 40 influential figures, including Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman, have been indicted in connection with payments of up to $6million used to get children into schools including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and USC.

And in the wake of Lori’s alleged involvement, the Full House actress’s daughter Olivia Jade’s comments on education have come to light.

The 19-year-old, who is a freshman at the University of Southern California, previously told her YouTube subscribers that she didn’t care about her education, and was more concerned with partying.

Awkward.

Olivia Jade Giannulli has 1.9 million subscribers, and in a video posted six months ago, she admitted she wasn’t sure about how many classes she would actually attend.

The teenager said: ‘I’m gonna be attending college and I’ll still be working on YouTube. I’m living in a dorm with a roommate. My first week of school, I’m leaving to go to Fiji for work, and I’ll be in New York a bunch [of times] this year for work.

‘I don’t know how much of school I’m gonna attend but I’m gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all.

‘But I do want the experience of like game days, partying…I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know.’

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Many viewers weren’t impressed with Olivia’s comments, with one person commenting: ‘You can tell she’s spoiled by her intentions with school. Some people would give anything for a college education and she’s just going for game days and parties.’

And another comment read: ‘ love you but it bothered me so much when you said you don’t care about school but the game days and stuff why go to college and not care about your studies? That’s the whole point of college (getting an education).’

Olivia later apologised, saying: ‘I said something super ignorant and stupid, basically. And it totally came across that I’m ungrateful for college — I’m going to a really nice school. And it just kind of made it seem like I don’t care, I just want to brush it off. I’m just gonna be successful at YouTube and not have to worry about school. I’m really disappointed in myself.

‘I’m sorry for anyone I offended by saying that. I know it’s a privilege and a blessing and I’m really grateful.’

Olivia did decide to use her time at college for content – posting videos of getting ready for college parties, filming a tour of her dorm room and explaining how she keeps fit at college.

The influencer also had some college-related #spon posts, after Amazon kitted out her dorm room.

Olivia wrote on Instagram: ‘Officially a college student! It’s been a few weeks since I moved into my dorm and I absolutely love it. I got everything I needed from Amazon with @primestudent and had it all shipped to me in just two-days. #ad #primestudent #allonamazon.’

Unsurprisingly, Olivia’s comments across social media are generally about her mum and her alleged involvement in the bribery scam.

Lori and her husband Mossimo Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 (£370,000) to have their daughters Olivia and Isabella designated as members of the USC rowing team, which was allegedly not true.

According to court documents, the couple ‘agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team — despite the fact that they did not participate in crew — thereby facilitating their admission to USC’.

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Gordon Ramsay has told Piers Morgan to ‘go f**k himself’ and admits that he has embraced creating vegan style meals.

The TV chef had previously made no secret of the fact that he was not a supporter of the vegan diet, and was a proud meat-eater (basically, GMB’s Piers in chef whites).

However, speaking on the Late Late Show with James Corden, Gordon was called out for suddenly showing off his vegan roasts – and his carnivore brother-in-arms Piers was far from happy about it.

Late night host James shared a tweet from Gordon, in which he declared his London restaurant the Bread Street Kitchen had started a ‘Roast Revolution’ and launched a completely vegan roast dinner.

Piers responded: ‘Oh FFS Ramsay… no you as well? This looks utterly revolting’ – cementing his point with a couple of puking emojis for good measure.

Given the opportunity to respond, Gordon laughed off the comment and said: ‘So Piers Morgan is now a food critic?! Go and f*** yourself! Seriously?! Really?!’

Admitting his previous criticism on veganism is wrong, the Hell’s Kitchen host added: ‘Vegan is on the rise, we’ve got to adapt and eat a slice of humble pie.’

Who would’ve thought they’d see the day!?

Unfortunately for Piers, it means he’s one of the last men standing for speaking out against the vegan trend, refusing to accept it and starting a war on vegan sausage rolls once they launched at Greggs.

Good Morning Britain host Piers couldn’t stand a vegan English breakfast with fake rashers of bacon on the show, where he frequently discusses the dietary choice.

But this week hard nut Vinnie Jones told him to embrace the new trend – so he could slim down in his gold shorts. 

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Actress Lori Loughlin is among one of the high-profile names accused of involvement in a college admissions bribes case.

Loughlin’s husband Giannulli Mossimo was arrested – as was actress Felicity Huffman – on Tuesday and later released on a $1m bail bond.

The 54-year-old actress, meanwhile, is expected to surrender to Los Angeles authorities on Wednesday when she returns to LA from Canada.

Here’s what you need to know about Loughlin and her career.

How is Lori Loughlin best known?

Loughlin, 54, began her career as a model aged 11 before she was cast in soap opera The Edge Of night four years later.

She was a regular face on TV in the 80s, becoming particularly well known for her role as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis in Full House, which she joined in season two, staying until the show ended in 1995.

Her other roles include 90210, the Beverly Hills 90210 spin-off which ran from 2008-2012, Summerland and the Netflix reboot Fuller House, which has seen her reprise the role of Rebecca.

She’s also appeared in movies including Amityville 3-D, Back To The Beach, Crawlspace and Old Dogs.

Who is Lori Loughlin married to and how many children do they have?

Loughlin is married to fashion designer Giannulli Mossimo, the creator of the Mossimo clothing line.

She had previously been married to investment banker Michael R Burns from 1989-1996, later eloping with Giannulli in 1997.

The couple have two daughters, Isabella Rose and Olivia Jade.

Daughter Olivia is a YouTube star who posts make-up tutorials and other content on her channel, which has almost 1.5m subscribers.

Matt Smith has transformed into murderous cult leader Charles Manson for the upcoming movie Charles Says and, frankly, it couldn’t be further from his roles in Doctor Who or The Crown.

The 36-year-old actor will portray Manson, who was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder seven people, in the thriller helmed by American Psycho director Mary Harron.

Charlie Says will focus on three female members of the Manson Family cult, who were sentenced to death in the 1970s.

In the two-minute trailer, Manson (played by Smith) is seen meeting the women for the first time and serenading them with his music while playing the guitar.

‘Get ready to fight,’ he tells his loyal followers before he’s seen teaching them how to use weapons.

The trailer opens with the three women at the California Institute for Women, where they were housed after their arrest.

One says: ‘I know everyone thinks we’re these scary creatures who committed these horrible crimes, but we did what we had to do.’

X-Files actress Annabeth Gish plays Virginia Carlson, head of the CIW, and tells her colleague: ‘I need your help with the Manson girls over in the special secure unit. I just want to remind them who they were before they ever met Charles Manson.’

The Family members are seen sitting in a circle at the prison and holding hands, as one confesses: ‘It’s like being home again with The Family before the crimes when everything was about love.’

It then flashes back to Manson meeting the women for the first time.

According to one cult member: ‘We don’t talk about our pasts. Our lives started when we met Charlie. We’ve got no lies here, we’re all about secrets.

‘Charlie taught us that death and life are the same thing so there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Manson adds: ‘We got no shame… Are you willing to die for me?’

At one point, the women are described as ‘victims’.

The film will follow graduate student Karlene Faith, played by Merritt Wever, as she tries to rehabilitate the women who are still under Manson’s spell years after being handed a death sentence.

Manson died in November 2017 at the age of 83.

Charlie Says, which also stars Chace Crawford, Suki Waterhouse, Sosie Bacon and Hannah Murray, is set for US release in May. A UK release date is yet to be announced.

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Simon Cowell has revealed he is on the Eric Cowell diet.

Named after his son, the music mogul has said he has made a number of lifestyle changes since the birth of five-year-old Eric, including cutting out dairy, sugar and gluten.

His healthy eating regime does include alcohol though.

‘I went to see this guy who’s very well-known. And he said to me, after doing some blood work, “You can’t have red meat, dairy, sugar, bread or gluten.” I’m thinking, “What about alcohol?” And he said, “Maybe not quite as much as you had before.” And I did it and I stuck to it and it’s easy,’ said the 59-year-old.

‘Apart from ice cream, [Eric] actually likes water, eats all his raw vegetable. I’m on the Eric Cowell diet,’ he added, speaking to Extra and calling the youngster a ‘sweetheart’.

It was recently claimed Simon had shed 7lbs on his new diet.

‘Simon was feeling a bit run down, so someone suggested he see a specialist about food tolerances. The specialist revealed he is allergic to a few everyday things which had been making him tired,’ a source said.

‘As a result, he has cut out lots from his diet and the impact has been almost immediate,’ the insider added.

‘He has loads of energy. He’s found it really tough to cut out a lot of things he used to love eating, like sausage rolls. But he can’t believe the change it’s had in such a short space of time.

‘He’s looking and feeling great at the moment, the best he has in years. He has a real spring in his step, which everyone around him has noticed.’

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She’s back! Christine Baranski will be reprising her role as Leonard’s mother in The Big Bang Theory finale.

The 66-year-old heroine is a firm fan favourite as Beverly Hofstadter, Leonard’s unbearably picky mother who we still can’t believe didn’t spawn Sheldon, to be honest.

In fact, she would have been back sooner if The Good Fight didn’t get in the way.

‘There were many episodes where I couldn’t show up in L.A. because of The Good Fight so I’ve actually Skyped episodes from my producer’s office in Brooklyn,’ Christine told Entertainment Tonight Canada.

‘I just sit on a box and they set up a computer and it’s great because that relationship between Beverly and Leonard’s mother, they would have a Skype relationship. I’ve Skyped about five episodes and I feel like that’s my future if I want to age as an actress.’

So you can blame Leonard’s distant relationship with Bev on The Good Fight!

As for Johnny, the cast are coming to terms with the announcement that The Big Bang Theory will end on May 16.

The 43-year-old has starred as Leonard for 13 years, so waving goodbye to the sitcom and its cast is ‘very surreal’, he explained on Instagram.

Breaking the news to his 2.7 million followers, he wrote: ‘273 episodes filmed. 26 days left on the Big Bang stage. ‘6 episodes to be filmed. 66 days until the 1 hour finale airs. All VERY surreal. Much ❤️ to all the fans.’

At least we’ll be one step closer to finding out whether a baby for Amy and Sheldon is in the pipeline?

The Big Bang Theory airs Thursdays on CBS in the US and E4 in the UK.

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Daniel Radcliffe is a far cry from the boy who lived in his upcoming movie Escape from Pretoria.

The 29-year-old returned to filming earlier this week, and was spotted sporting long wispy hair and a scruffy beard as he took on the role of anti-apartheid activist Tim Jenkins.

Dashing through the streets of Adelaide in Australia, the Harry Potter star could be seen dressed in a blue shirt and beige trousers as he brought Jenkins’ story to life.

Back in the late 70s, the convict was locked up in Pretoria’s Maximum Security prison, however managed to escape in 1979.

And now Daniel aims to retell the thrilling tale in he latest drama, which is based on Jenkins’ biography Inside Out: Escape From Pretoria Prison.

In the snaps, the actor can be seen drenched in sweat as he flees the city.

He’s then seen taking a well earned break with the camera crew, before getting back to work under the blaring sun.

Earlier this week, the star showed his commitment to the role as snaps emerged of him on set dressed in a dirty shirt, tie and slacks.

In the pictures, Daniel walked to a police van, with shackles around his wrists and ankles.

He also rocked a pair of specs for the scene, which are far away from his usual Potter glasses, as they sat frame-less on his nose.

Jenkin was arrested and charged with ‘producing and distributing 18 different pamphlets on behalf of banned organisations’, including the South African Communist Party and African National Congress.

He pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to 12 years in prison – however, Jenkin broke out of prison with fellow inmates Alex Moumbaris and Stephen Lee using handmade keys.

Daniel has clearly attempted to take on his appearance, however claims the beard, which he grew for the TV series Miracle Workers, has had mixed reactions.

Chatting to The Mirror, he said: ‘They’re like, “What’s happened to him?” Like they think I have fallen on hard times, or something.

‘But I like any excuse to be told not to shave for a few months, it’s great. Without a little bit of stubble I just look like a very tired child.’

Although a release date is yet to be revealed for the movie, filming only started three weeks ago and is set to continue over the coming month.

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YouTube star’s Tanya Burr and Jim Chapman’s decision to split could ultimately work out for the best for the pair’s careers, insiders have claimed.

After a 12-year relationship and four-year marriage, Tanya and Jim’s reign as the Posh and Becks of the internet came to an end on Tuesday, with separate statements vowing they would remain close friends amid rumours they had simply ‘grown apart’.

While the wound is clearly still fresh for both of them, it could prove to have positive effects in the long-term, with business insiders revealing that Tanya in particular could now be freed up to relaunch a career in the spotlight.

Speaking about what could happen next for the pair, the insider told Metro.co.uk: ‘The divorce announcement and the reaction from press and their fans is the best piece of publicity the couple have had together, and separately, over the last year. It’s given them a revival.

‘Both Jim and Tanya’s YouTube and more main stream careers have been in decline, with dwindling views, engagements and less interest from brands. This will have put pressure on their relationship.’

‘What this break now provides is an opportunity to reinvent themselves and to relaunch their personal brands – Tanya with her acting and Jim with his modelling,’ they added.

As two of the original success stories of YouTube, Tanya and Jim have both created careers from vlogging their life online – with millions of fans tuning in for their make-up and lifestyle tutorials that afforded them a wider career.

Jim has since become a presenter and model, launching a stationery company and a leather bag collection.

Tanya turned herself into a fashionista, representing herself at Paris Fashion Week and launching collections with well-known brands.

She’s also tried to forge a career for herself as an actor, getting mixed reviews for play Confidence at Southwark Playhouse last year, and a confirmed appearance in the upcoming Red Nose Day Four Weddings And A Funeral reboot.

But according to numbers aggregate SocialBlade, the pair’s numbers have steadily been in decline, and in the past month alone, Jim has lost 10,500 subs and Tanya 11,800, as their uploads become less regular.

‘It’s likely that Tanya will focus on her acting career in LA, being single opens her up to so many opportunities away from her YouTuber roots,’ our source added. ‘I’d expect to see her back on the dating scene very soon, no doubt with an up-and-coming US based actor to help boost her traditional profile.’

But while the future looks bright for Tanya, things might prove to be a bit harder for Jim.

‘We’re likely to see Jim focus on his modelling and writing commitments,’ they added.

‘He has the biggest challenge in trying to reinvent his brand and personality away from Tanya.’

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