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YouTuber Shane Dawson talks to Eugenia Cooney about her eating disorder and rehab stint

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Shane Dawson talked to Eugenia Cooney about her disorder (Picture: Instagram)

Shane Dawson has returned to YouTube with an hour-long video talking to Eugenia Cooney about her eating disorder and rehab stint.

Fellow vlogger Eugenia, who announced in February that she was getting help, acknowledged that she had a disorder in Shane’s clip, which is titled The Return Of Eugenia Cooney.

The US star revealed that, after years of denial, she went to rehab where her eating habits were monitored and she had regular sessions with a therapist.

‘I was dealing with an eating disorder. There would be times when I would realise I wasn’t eating enough,’ she told Shane during an interview at her house.

Eugenia went on: ‘My family would be like, “you really should be taking care of yourself and eating more”.’

The YouTuber explained that while, at times, she knew she had a problem, it was hard to seek help.

‘It’s kind of like smoking. People know in their brain, like, “hey I should stop this”. It’s hard to totally stop and actually go and try to get help for myself,’ she said.

‘Even when I was younger I was always naturally small. As things were going forward I was losing more weight and not seeing that it was a really big problem.’

Cooney added that trolling over her weight ‘affected her really badly’ and if anything, seemed to worsen her disorder.

‘That kind of stuff puts you in a worse mindset and makes you not want to help yourself,’ she said.

Shane, who has open about his battle with bulimia, then asked Eugenia to explain her experience in rehab.

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Eugenia said she was ‘shocked’ when she learned how low her weight was (Picture: YouTube)

‘I was in a rehab programme. It was a really weird experience. It’s very scheduled – you wake up at a certain time. You have a therapist,’ she recalled.

‘As you’re eating, you’re watched. When you go to the bathroom, you have someone outside the door.’

The 24-year-old said she was ‘shocked’ when she found out how little she weighed, and said it spurred her on to get help.

‘I knew I just had to do it, follow the program, and do what I had to do. When you’re going into it, it seems like a lot. It isn’t exactly the easiest,’ she said.

‘I’m doing a lot better and trying to make sure I’m eating enough. I think it’s good that I made a decision to get myself back to a healthy place.’

Shane concluded the video by saying that he felt Eugenia was ‘doing a lot better,’ and called her progress a ‘miracle’.

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She went to rehab and says she’s doing better (Picture: YouTube)

The filmmaker explained that Eugenia had trusted him to make the video as she felt that speaking out about her eating disorder could help others dealing with the same issues.

‘My hope and her hope is that this could help a lot of people. This to me feels like the most important thing ive ever done,’ he said.

Eugenia commented on the clip: ‘So excited to see this!!!!” next to a crying emoji and some heart emojis.

Shane, who’d been keeping a low profile since apologising for making a bestiality joke, sparked plenty of love for his return to YouTube.

Jeffree Star tweeted: ‘Welcome BACK to YouTube KING!!!! Happy birthday and I love you with all of my pink diamond encrusted heart.’

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Maisie Williams would sign up to Game Of Thrones spin-off if costumes are easy to get into

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Maisie Williams has one condition for joining a Game Of Thrones spin-off (Picture: FilmMagic)

Maisie Williams has revealed the one thing that would convince her to take part in a Game Of Thrones spin-off.

Spoiler – it’s a very minor condition. And also fashion-related.

The 22-year-old said she would return as Arya Stark in a project further down the line if the costumes are easier to get into.

Fair enough. We can barely get out of our pyjamas in the morning, let alone grapple with all the lace-up, leathery outfits Arya had to rock.

Maisie Williams as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones
She’s sick of Arya Stark’s complicated lace-up ensembles (Picture: HBO)

‘If they invent zips and don’t have leather costumes that are laced up, that would be cool,’ Maisie told Entertainment Weekly at Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday.

Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth) questioned: ‘That’s all you would need?’

‘Yeah,’ Maisie replied simply.

She keeps it short and sweet, that girl.

Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm) also had one condition: ‘If Grey Worm stays in Naath and we’re shooting in, like, Barbados, I’m down.’

For Liam it was all about money, however.

Jacob Anderson as grey Worm fighting the Lannister Army at King's Landing in Game of Thrones
Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm) would sign up if it was filmed in Barbados (Picture: HBO)

‘I couldn’t possibly consider that until I read the cheque,’ he joked.

Maisie, Liam and Jacob joined Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Conleth Hill (Lord Varys) in a glorious Game Of Thrones reunion for the Comic Con panel.

The cast might have stiff competition in the spin-off stakes, as the prequel is a-coming, with filming kicking off in Belfast last month.

Filming also began last week in the Grotta del Turco, Gaeta in Italy, with a new leaked shot from set appearing to show lead actress Naomi Watts in costume for the first time.

Despite fan backlash to season eight, the cast have been celebrating with the purest reactions after receiving a whopping 32 Emmy nominations.

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Liz Hurley’s son Damian, 17, wins legal battle against grandfather over his inheritance

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British actress Elizabeth Hurley (R) and her son Damian pose on the red carpet as they attend the 62nd London Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016 in London on November 13, 2016. The Evening Standard Theatre Awards were established in 1955 to recognise outstanding achievement in London based Theatre, from actors to playwrights, designers to directors. / AFP / DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)
Damian Hurley has won a legal battle against his grandfather who tried to cut him out of his inheritance (Picture: AFP)

Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damian has won a legal fight against his multi-millionaire grandfather over his inheritance.

Dr Peter Bing tried to stop Damian, whose father is American businessman Steve Bing, from gaining access to his fortune because he was born out of wedlock.

But an LA judge ruled this week that Damian is a rightful beneficiary of the family trust.

Dr Bing claimed that Steve, 54, has ‘never met’ Damian – who’s paving a career as a model – and he doesn’t want the teenager to inherit any money.

He first filed a motion in March seeking to exclude Damian, as well as his half-sister Kira Kerkorian, the daughter of Steve and former tennis pro Lisa Bonder, out of his inheritance.

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Elizabeth and her US businessman ex Steve Bing are Damian’s parents (Picture: Getty)

Peter launched the trust in 1980 to ‘benefit future grandchildren’, who were born or adopted at a young age by Steve or his daughter Mary, according to court papers.

However, Peter later attempted to clarify the meaning of ‘grandchild’ in court papers.

He said the trust was not intended for children who were born out of wedlock and who didn’t live in their parent’s home for a significant amount of time as a minor.

But in court papers filed on Tuesday, Judge Daniel Juarez wrote: ‘There is no ambiguity in the trust’s use of the term “grandchild”.

Liz Hurley's 17-year-old son Damian is the spitting image of his mother as he makes his modeling debut / The long-haired 17-year-old makes a stand-out impression in a bold new video ad for celebrity makeup artist Pat McGrath's latest launch, looking almost identical to his mother while showing off his incredible cheekbones and impressive pout. / Source: MOL
Damian is one of Pat McGrath’s muses (Picture: PAT MCGRATH LABS)

‘The trustee’s [Dr Bing] interpretation of the trusts is unreasonable, and the trustee’s construction of ‘grandchild’ is simply unfounded.’

The Royals star Elizabeth, 54, dated Steve in 2001, and announced later that year that she was pregnant.

Steve, who is worth around £456million, initially denied Damian was his son, claiming he and Elizabeth were not in an exclusive relationship at the time – but a test proved his paternity.

Elizabeth said in a court filing in May that Steve has ‘provided financially for Damian’s support’ and that she and Steve have shared custody of Damian all his life.

She accused Peter of having ‘misdirected anger’ towards Steve, that has ‘nothing to do with Damian’, according to the Daily Mail.

Khloe Kardashian channels The Lion King as she cradles True in adorable throwback snap

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Khloe Kardashian had a Lion King moment with her daughter True (Picture: Instagram)

Khloe Kardashian has shared her very own Lion King moment with daughter True and it’s the purest thing in the world.

The reality star channeled Mufasa and Simba’s magical scene in a sweet Instagram snap that showed her holding her one-year-old above her head against a sunset backdrop.

The 35-year-old grinned adoringly at her tot, who seemed to be loving life up in the air as she smiled back.

If you reckon True looks a bit small in the cute photo, that’s because Khloe shared a throwback from their Bali holiday summer.

Well, got to keep the content up, eh?

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 10: Tristan Thompson and Khloe Kardashian pose for a photo as Remy Martin celebrates Tristan Thompson's Birthday at Beauty & Essex on March 10, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Remy Martin )
Khloe shares True with her ex Tristan Thompson (Picture: Getty)

Khloe, who recently admitted she can never hate her ex Tristan Thompson, is every inch the doting mum when it comes to her child.

So much so that she even bought True a fake Bentley, posing a cute video of her testing our her fake new ride.

The tot was seen looking pretty chuffed with herself as she kicks back in the pink glittery car styled on the luxury car brand.

However, some of her followers seemed to take offence and accused her of ‘spending money on worthless materialism’.

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Khloe, who recently admitted she worked out for 30 days straight after giving birth, hit back: ‘I’m able to digest what you have to say because of how you stated it.

‘I hear you. I personally don’t believe that all we do is “spend money on worthless materialism”.

‘I’m not here to prove what I do or don’t do. But what I can say is that I’m able to look at myself in the mirror and sleep well at night.’

We couldn’t have put it better ourselves.

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Maisie Williams shuts down Game Of Thrones theory about how Arya Stark killed Night King

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Arya Stark has shut down a theory about how she killed the Night King (Picture: HBO)
Game Of Thrones fans will know that Arya Stark killed the feared Night King by stabbing him with Valryian steel in the Battle of Winterfell.

While some viewers praised the fact that the littlest Stark slayed Westeros’ biggest threat, some felt Jon Snow was robbed of the final blow after seasons of taking out White Walkers.

Hence the theory that when Jon screamed at an undead dragon, he was in fact, intentionally distracting the Viserion in order to let Arya go by and do her killing thing.

Well, Maisie Williams shut that one down pretty quickly.

‘She did that on her own,” the actress said at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, confirming that Snow didn’t help her.

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Fans have been speculating as to how the littlest Stark managed it (Picture: HBO)
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Some viewers suggested Jon Snow intentionally distracted an undead dragon so she could go and do her killing thing (Picture: HBO)

She added: ‘But if we were to give credit to anyone it would be Melisandre.’

The 23-year-old also revealed during the Comic-Con panel that she’d be keen for a Game Of Thrones spin-off if the costumes are easy to get into.

Viewers have been scratching their heads for months to work out how Arya killed the Night King, and are still not convinced even after the man behind the monster hinted at how she did it.

Vladimir Furdik shared a video on Twitter, which may explain how Arya got to The Night King with an early shot of the hero leaping from a rooftop in an episode from the early Game of Thrones heyday.

‘A girl learned from her training,’ the 49-year-old hinted to his 9,000 followers.

The Night King’s death was just one of many complaints to plague the final season of Game of Thrones.

From a rogue coffee cup to unfinished storylines and everything Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) did or said, the HBO juggernaut’s legacy was undeniably tarnished.

Although the show still raked in a staggering 32 Emmy nominations so, you know, swings and roundabouts.

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AJ Pritchard goes public with girlfriend Abbie Quinnen in cute snap during Crete holiday

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AJ Pritchard and dancer Abbie Quinnen are a thing (Picture: Instagram)

His younger brother Curtis has been busy doing bits with Maura Higgins in the Love Island villa, but it seems AJ Pritchard has got a romance of his own.

The Strictly professional proved things had progressed with dancer Abbie Quinnen as he went Instagram official with her – which is like, the most serious you can be on the relationship tier before marriage basically.

The dancer, 24, shared a cute photo of the couple dressed in their best holiday garbs during a getaway in Crete.

‘Feeling HAPPY,’ he wrote, accompanied by a love heart emoji.

Fellow Strictly star Karen Hauer was quick to comment, posting her own love heart emojis.

Abbie, 23, shared the same snap on her own page, writing: ‘Making memories.’

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The pair are currently on holiday in Crete (Picture: Instagram)

Now we might have to put our Sherlock caps on for this, but we think this means they’re officially dating?

The couple, who’ve clearly been blessed by the gods of genetics as well as dance, were snapped together out in public last week.

AJ, who’s been giving plenty of Love Island advice to Curtis, was spotted with Abbie after they watched Neil and Katya Jones perform at their show, Somnium: A Dancer’s Dream.

Discussing the photos, AJ told OK! Magazine that they were in the early stages of dating.

‘I’m currently seeing another dancer [Abbie] but it’s very early days. I’m working constantly so I don’t get to see her too often, but I’m very happy,’ he said.

You coy man, you.

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AJ’s little bro Curtis has been making moves on Love Island (Picture: ITV)

Hilariously, AJ’s mum Debi was also at the interview and was confused because she’d thought Abbie was just her son’s friend.

‘I’ve met her but I didn’t realise she was his girlfriend. I just thought she was a friend,’ she admitted.

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in that conversation.

AJ, who previously said he wanted to be partnered with a ‘mature lady’ on Strictly, fell for Abbie ‘straight away’, sources claimed.

The Sun reported that they spent the May Day bank holiday together in London, before AJ headed to Nottingham to perform on the Strictly Professionals tour.

Abbie, from Surrey, has starred in the West End production of Cats the Musical and started rehearsals in February for AJ’s dance tour – which travelled around the UK.

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Game Of Thrones cast raise a toast with coffee cups at Comic Con to mock that epic editing fail

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: (L-R) Maisie Williams, Jacob Anderson, and Liam Cunningham speak at the "Game Of Thrones" Panel And Q&A during 2019 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
You’ve got to have a sense of humour about these things (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Game Of Thrones’ final seasons will be remembered for many things – the Night King being slayed, the questionable ending, Brienne’s smile when she was finally knighted…

… but most of all, it will be remembered for a stray coffee cup.

The internet had a field day when in the fourth episode of season eight, a very modern coffee cup was spotted in front of Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) at a post-battle celebration.

So what else could the GOT representatives at Comic Con do, other than mock the epic fail in Hall H?

The cast of the HBO show attended their eagerly awaited panel at San Diego Comic Con to find takeaway coffee cups on the table, and at least they have a sense of humour about it all.

Maisie Williams, from left, Jacob Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appear at the "Game of Thrones" panel on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 19, 2019, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
The cast brought some caffeine to Hall H (Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Maisie Williams, Jacob Anderson, and Liam Cunningham at Game Of Thrones Comic Con Autograph Signing 2019 on July 19, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)
The true star of season eight (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

As Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos), Conleth Hill (Varys), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm) and John Bradley (Samwell Tarly) sat down for their discussion, they all toasted white coffee cups with cardboard holders in a nod to that editing disaster.

Cunningham joked: ‘Someone left some coffee cups here. It’s Dornish wine!’

At the time, HBO tried to brush the blunder under the carpet, with art director Hauke Richte saying: ‘Things can get forgotten on set. [The coffee cup error has been] so blown out of proportion [because] it has not happened with Thrones so far.’

Even still, the coffee shop that actually provided the errant cup wanted full credit, after people thought it was a Starbucks recepticle.

While the cast addressed the cup error in a jokey way, they also took on questions about the huge backlash towards season eight as a whole, after some viewers signed a petition demanding a rewrite of the series with ‘competent writers’.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: (L-R) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, James Hibberd, Liam Cunningham, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Maisie Williams, John Bradley, Conleth Hill, and Jacob Anderson speak at the "Game Of Thrones" Panel And Q&A during 2019 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
The cast appeared at Comic Con without showrunners Benioff and Weiss (Picture: Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

Coster-Waldau said: ‘ It was a surprising level… the absurdity of the online petition.

‘Every season we had huge controversies. From Ned Stark being killed and then there was the Red Wedding. So obviously when it comes to the end it’s gonna p*** you off no matter what, because it’s the end.

‘At the end of the day, it’s absolutely fine — if you hated the ending, if you loved it, that’s great. Just don’t call people names.’

GOT showrunners David Benioff and DB Weiss were originally set to attend the Comic Con panel, but pulled out days before.

Moving on from the awkward topics, the cast also talked about what they would miss most about Westeros after eight seasons.

Coster-Waldau said: ‘The people. That’s what this is. Human interaction, that’s what we carry with us.’

Meanwhile, Cunningham said: ‘There’s very few jobs you go on to. Everybody on set was incredible at their jobs. There was a magical sense of it.

‘I’ll miss the elegance of it and working with people who are just at the top of their game. I’ll be lucky if I ever come across that ever again.’

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Game of Thrones fans ‘boo’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at Comic-Con as he defends Jaime and Cersei Lannister deaths

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Jaime and Cersei Lannister’s deaths were a sore point for Game of Thrones fans (Picture: HBO)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is standing by the deaths of Jaime and Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones – even if it means getting taunted by fans at this weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con.

The 48-year-old was joined by the likes of Maisie Williams and Isaac Hempstead Wright as the cast addressed the onslaught of backlash which came towering down on Game of Thrones’ final season, answering the questions D.B Weiss and David Benioff couldn’t after they bailed on the event this week.

Perhaps they knew what was coming as Nikolaj was booed by members of the audience when he described Jaime and Cersei’s demise – which saw them die each others arms in the most romantic, unjustifiably kind deaths in the show’s history.

Naturally, when both incestuous lovers had caused unimaginable misery to so many heroes before them, fans weren’t buying it. And judging by their reaction to the Kingslayer’s comments last night they’re still not healed.

‘I thought it was a great ending,’ the Dane stressed. ‘I thought it was perfect for that character, ending in the arms of Cersei – it made sense to me.’

According to Gamespot.com, ‘scattered boos emerged’ in Comic Con’s Hall H, prompting Nik to grin: ‘That’s just my opinion.’

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at Game Of Thrones Comic Con Autograph Signing 2019 on July 19, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ‘booed’ at San Diego Comic-Con for defending Jaime Lannister’s death (Picture: HBO)

Other notable news to come from the panel was the potential return of Arya Stark as Maisie, the wonder woman behind the hero, took a U-turn to reveal she wouldn’t rule out a spin-off series with the little rascal after all.

And the cast raised their cups for a light-hearted nod to the biggest disaster in Westeros since the Battle of the Bastards – Daenerys’ coffee cup.

Game of Thrones seasons one to eight are available to stream on NOW TV.

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Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life star Simon Yam stabbed in stomach as attacker storms stage

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Simon was attacked while speaking on stage (Picture: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life star Simon Yam was stabbed in the stomach while speaking on stage at a promo event in China.

The 64-year-old is currently recovering in hospital after the shocking incident, in which he received knife wounds to the stomach when a man lunged at him on stage.

In a video which began circulating on the Chinese social networking site Weibo, Yam could be seen speaking on stage at the opening of a shop in Zhongshan in the southern province of Guangdong on Saturday, when a man calmly approached the stage.

The attacker then lunged at the Hong Kong actor, stabbing him in the stomach, before a scuffle broke out and Yam tried to get away.

*Warning – graphic content*

In another video, Yam is seen being removed from the scene holding his stomach, and asking to be taken to the hospital.

Yam’s manager Lester Mo Gee-man confirmed the actor and film producer had been taken to hospital, and that his injuries were not life-threatening.

He told the South China Morning Post: ‘He was stabbed in his stomach and slashed on his arm, but was conscious the entire time.

‘A preliminary investigation showed his injuries were not critical but the doctors are still deciding whether to operate on him.’

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The actor is recovering in hospital (Picture; VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Yam’s attacker was detained at the scene.

Yam has been acting since the mid-70s, but gained critical acclaim for his role in Full Contact in 1992 opposite Chow Yun-fat.

He went on to star in Future Cops, The Black Panther Warriors and Young And Dangerous, while he starred alongside Angelina Jolie in 2003’s Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life.

Yam has one daughter, Ella, with his wife of 22 years, model Sophia Kao, also known as Qi Qi.

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Love Island’s Joanna Chimonides full of praise for Amber Gill as she rejects Michael Griffiths

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Joanna was full of praise for Amber after the Love Island recoupling session (Picture: ITV)

Love Island viewers were stunned as Amber Gill shunned Michael Griffiths on last night’s episode, choosing instead to couple up with newbie Greg O’Shea.

And former love rival Joanna Chimonides was full of praise for the 21-year-old on her decision.

Taking to her Instagram story, the 22-year-old – who was savagely dumped from the villa earlier this week – told her 344k followers: ‘I am actually really proud of her, I’m not going to lie.

‘That was probably one of the hardest decisions that she was going to have to make and she did so well.

‘Good on her!’

Michael previously told Amber he still liked her, despite dumping her for Joanna as soon as she went over to Casa Amor, and insisting he no longer had feelings for her when she returned.

However, the beauty therapist’s head has truly been turned by Greg, whom she decided to recouple with in a tense ceremony.

Amber Gill rejected Michael Griffiths in tense Love Island episode
Amber chose to couple up with Greg, shunning Michael (Picture: ITV2)

Explaining why she went for the rugby player, she said: ‘It’s been the hardest decision that I’ve had to make, I really don’t know what the right thing to do is it’s hard.

‘I’ve got one boy we’ve had history, we’ve had ups and downs but I can’t deny there’s a connection there and then I’ve got another guy that’s come in and put a smile back on my face when I’ve been miserable.

‘I didn’t shut him down after five minutes which was a good sign! It’s been hard for me to handle and it’s hard to choose whether to go with your heart or your head. Or whether you should go for a mixture of both, it’s been hard.’

And, just moments after Michael was left heartbroken, Francesca Allen decided to stick the boot in a little further – leaving viewers in bits.

Love Island's Michael Griffiths wasn't too happy
Michael wasn’t too happy with the decision… (Picture: ITV2)

As the last person to choose, she said: ‘Well, what can I say, you would all probably go hungry if it wasn’t for this man here making you all cheese toasties.

‘I’ve personally really struggled to find a connection in here, so you’re an expert so I’m hoping that you might be able to teach me a few things!

‘I think you’re a great person and I haven’t really got any other choice, so the boy I choose to couple up with is Michael.’

Best recoupling speech in the history of Love Island? We think so…

Love Island continues daily, at 9pm, on ITV2.

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Game Of Thrones cast respond to ‘surprising’ final season backlash at Comic Con

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Game Of Thrones came to an end on a controversial note (Picture: HBO)

Cast members from Game Of Thrones tackled the final season backlash at Comic-Con, describing an online petition to have season eight changed as ‘absurd’.

In the HBO drama’s final appearance at San Diego Comic-Con, cast members Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Conleth Hill (Varys), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) all addressed fans directly on the divisive reaction.

Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss pulled out from the appearance two days prior, but the cast attempted to lighten the mood by poking fun at the whole coffee cup fiasco – where a stray beverage was left in shot.

Nikolaj addressed the severe backlash directly, saying: ‘It was surprising, the absurdity of the online petition. Of course, HBO is going to change the whole thing, because that’s the power of the internet.

Maisie Williams, from left, Jacob Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appear at the "Game of Thrones" panel on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 19, 2019, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Maisie Williams, from left, Jacob Anderson, Liam Cunningham and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau appear at the Game Of Thrones panel (Picture: Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

‘Every season, there was a huge controversy, from Ned Stark to the Red Wedding. Obviously, the end… I feel so lucky to have met so many people, fans, realising this show brought so many people together.

‘When it comes to an end, it’s going to p*ss you off no matter what, because it’s the end. And that’s alright. If you hated the ending, or you loved it? That’s great – just don’t call people names.’

Conleth, who previously expressed disappointment at Varys’ death in the show, explained how he felt his comments were taken out of context.

‘We’re here [at Comic-Con] to thank you for watching us all those years,’ Conleth said. ‘We were never divisive as a cast. We always did our hardest work for you as a crew.

‘I think this is the reality, rather than a media-led hate campaign.’

Addressing the final season, Conleth added: ‘For the record, I loved all my 10 years on Game Of Thrones.

‘I started when I was 15,’ he joked. ‘ The last season was about the futility of conflict and the pointlessness of war. If you got one thing from the series, take that. [War] doesn’t work.’

Cunningham later spotlighted the importance of the journey over the destination.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at Game Of Thrones Comic Con Autograph Signing 2019 on July 19, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau at Game Of Thrones Comic Con panel (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

‘You have to remember, it’s a metaphor for life,’ Cunningham said. ‘It’s not arriving at the end that’s the point. It’s the journey.

‘I started in season two when it was starting to create lives. To watch it grow… the reason you’re here is you recognise the amount of love we had for making this sure.

‘We were on this journey together. We never knew how big this was going to get. All of us feel absolutely blessed to have been a part of it. We’re all huge fans of the show. You have to be. It’s beautiful storytelling. I was blessed to be a part of it.’

Elsewhere at the panel, Nikolaj praised how the death of Jaime and Cersei Lannister was handled – prompting some boos from the crowd.

The show’s final season was largely criticised for questionable and rushed character decisions, including Daenerys Targaryen’s (Emilia Clarke) descent into madness and Bran’s ascent to the Iron Throne.

Despite the backlash, Game Of Thrones broke records recently with a staggering 32 nominations, including, most controversially, Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series.

Game Of Thrones is available to watch on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV.

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What are the Love Island couples after the recoupling on Friday night?

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Just who ended up with whom in the latest Love Island recoupling? (Picture: ITV)

The Love Island final may be less than a fortnight away but that hasn’t stopped producers racking up the drama, with yet another recoupling on Friday night.

This particular recoupling came in the wake of Joanna Chimonides being dumped from the island earlier this week, and three new bombshells taking their place in the villa.

And it also left viewers on tenterhooks waiting to see if Amber would return to former partner Michael after he confessed earlier in the week that he still had feelings for her.

So just what did happen on the night? Here’s who ended up with whom…

What are the Love Island couples after Friday night’s recoupling?

Here’s how the couples are looking after the latest recoupling.

  • Amber and Greg
  • Anna and Jordan
  • Belle and Anton
  • Francesca and Michael
  • Harley and Chris
  • India and Ovie
  • Maura and Curtis
  • Molly-Mae and Tommy

Amber’s decision came as a shock when she was left with the choice of giving things another go with Michael Griffiths – who had previously dumped her for Joanna following the Casa Amor twist – or newcomer Greg O’Shea.

‘It’s hard choosing whether to go with heart or head, or a mixture of both, or what the hell you should do,’ she explained, before announcing that she wanted to couple up with Greg.

She later told Greg she wouldn’t accept Michael’s behaviour in the real world so she refused to accept it in the villa, and he said he was ‘delighted’, adding later in the Beach Hut: ‘It took guts for her to do what she did.’

Amber Gill on Love Island 2019
Amber Gill shocked viewers by choosing Greg O’Shea over Michael (Picture: ITV)

Amber’s friends had warned her against returning to Michael on Friday, with Belle Hassan telling her: ‘He has completely betrayed your trust and picked someone else over you. If I was in your position I would start something new with someone else.’

Her decision to couple up with Greg came after the newly single Michael confessed to Amber that he still had feelings for her – and apologised for how he had behaved, even sharing a snog with her in front of the rest of the islanders during a challenge.

although his actions didn’t sit comfortably with the viewers with one remarking: ‘Michael only likes Amber again because he doesn’t want anyone else to have her.’

When is Love Island on?

The series continues with the regular Saturday show Love Island: Unseen Bits on ITV2 at 9pm, with the next instalment of Love Island on Sunday night at 9pm.

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G-Eazy calls A$AP Rocky arrest example of white privilege as rapper held in Swedish prison

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A$AP Rocky is being held in jail in Sweden (Picture: Getty)

A$AP Rocky is currently being held in jail in Sweden, after a fight with two men he claimed were harassing him.

And G-Eazy has joined the string of celebrities blasting the situation, demanding justice for the 30-year-old.

The No Limit rapper was arrested in Sweden himself last year, after he was found with cocaine and got into a fight with a bouncer – but was released from jail just a day and a half later.

Taking to Instagram, he shared a screenshot of an article comparing their arrests, with the headline reading they had been treated ‘way differently’.

Agreeing with the post, the 30-year-old told his 8million followers: ‘Facts. This is the sad truth…The difference between me and Rocky’s treatment and process in Sweden brings to mind two concepts that disgustingly go hand in hand: white privilege and systemic racism.

‘Let’s call it what it is.

‘He should not be behind bars right now. My heart goes out to my brother @asaprocky and his team.

G-Eazy
G-Eazy shared his support to the rapper (Picture: Getty)

‘We’re riding for yall. #JusticeForRocky #FreeRocky.’

A$AP, real name Rakim Mayers, was detained following a fight with two men who he claims wouldn’t stop following him, and harassing his entourage.

The Praise The Lord rapper has been in police custody for two weeks after handing himself in – with reports suggesting he could still be held for another week.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have lobbied Donald Trump on the matter, with the president confirming he would be getting involved personally.

‘Just spoke to @KanyeWest about his friend A$AP Rocky’s incarceration,’ he tweeted.

Donald Trump is trying to free A$AP Rocky from jail
Donald Trump has stepped in to try and free A$AP (Picture: AP)

‘I will be calling the very talented Prime Minister of Sweden to see what we can do about helping A$AP Rocky. So many people would like to see this quickly resolved!’

‘A$AP Rocky is a situation in Sweden,’ he added to reporters. ‘Sweden’s a great country and they’re friends of mine, the leadership, and we are going to be calling, we’ll be talking to them, we’ve already started.

‘Many, many members of the African-American community have called me, friends of mine, and said “Could you help?”.

‘I personally don’t know A$AP Rocky but I can tell you that he has tremendous support from the African-American community in this country and when I say African-American, I think I can really say from everybody in this country because we are all one.

‘Actually the one who knew about A$AP Rocky was our first lady, right? She was telling me about “Can you help A$AP Rocky?”‘

Melania added: ‘We are working with the state department and we hope to get him home soon.’

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Love Island recap: Amber Gill is our hero as she ruins ex Michael Griffiths’ night

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Sublime (Picture: ITV)

Oh, how the mighty have fallen in the Love Island villa.

Michael Griffiths was previously one of the favourites to take the £50,000 prize with then-partner Amber Gill. Then he went to Casa Amor, decided there was a multitude of issues in his seemingly issue-free relationship and decided to dump Amber for Joanna Chimonides.

But following Joanna’s exit and the Scouse fireman conveniently deciding he still liked Amber, Michael got his just desserts last night when Amber made a shock decision during last night’s recoupling and had the nation stanning hard.

If you missed last night’s glorious episode, don’t worry – here’s everything that happened in the villa. But mainly, Amber being a hero.

Amber ditches Michael for Greg

We had all hoped that Amber would choose new sweetheart Greg O’Shea over her ex Michael, but deep down, we knew that she’d probably do what all of us have done before, and go back to the f***boi who broke her heart.

But it turns out this Geordie has more willpower than we gave her credit for, and she became a destroyer of f***bois as she decided to go with her head over her heart and chose Greg.

And Michael’s face was a picture.

Amber, we salute you. Queen of self-care and destroyer of toxic exes.

Francesca achieves legend status

Francesca Allen hasn’t had a lot of screentime in the villa after losing out in the love triangle with Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins, but she proved she has been very short changed with her epic recoupling speech.

After Amber chose Greg, Francesca was left to pick Michael – but instead of heaping praise on him, she gave some backhanded compliments that left the islanders in stitches.

Francesca Allen on Love Island
Take a bow (Picture: ITV)

She started off well, saying: ‘I would like to couple up with this boy because, well, what can I say… you’d all probably go hungry every night if it wasn’t for this man here, making you all cheese toasties.’

However, Fran then veered off into savagery, saying: ‘I’ve personally struggled to find a connection with anyone here, so you’re an expert, I’m hoping you might be able to teach me a few things.

‘I think you’re a great person, and I haven’t really got any other choice.’

Incredible.

Michael laughed along and said ‘I like that’, but we all know inside he was absolutely seething.

We have our final couples

Amber chose Greg, and Francesca was left with Michael. Molly Mae and Tommy obviously coupled up, as did Maura and Curtis and Anna and Jordan. Newbie India chose Ovie, while fellow new bombshell Harley coupled up with Chris.

Molly-Mae and Tommy finally win a challenge

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have a disastrous track record when it comes to villa challenges, but as the only boyfriend and girlfriend in the villa, they had the latest one in the bag.

The islanders were pitted against one another to find out which couple knew their partners the best – and Tommy and Molly came out on top.

Tommy Fury and Molly Mae Hague
Molly and Tommy know each other inside out (Picture: ITV)

Molly knew Tommy’s middle name (John), Tommy knew Molly’s parents and stepdad’s names (Debbie, Steve and John), and Molly correctly guessed how many women Tommy had slept with (40).

In the end, after answering every question correctly, they were crowned winners – will they repeat this victory on the final next Monday?

The boys have some experience

One of the questions given to the girls was ‘how many girls has your boy slept with’ – and it was quite eye-opening.

Tommy has been with 40 women at the age of 20, although Molly believes that’s an underestimation; Michael has lost count, saying ‘only God knows’; Anton has slept with between 60 and 70 women; while Jordan Hames has slept with over 100 women at the age of 24.

Anna Vakili admitted she wasn’t happy about his number, saying: ‘I just don’t know how you managed to fit that many people in. You’re only 24, you were in a two year relationship.’

Ovie Soko’s middle name is Paul

Paul.

Love Island continues at 9pm on Sunday on ITV2.

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Trisha Paytas reveals she dated 84-year-old when she was 19 as YouTuber Big Brother series launches

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YouTuber Trisha Paytas in The Reality House
Trisha held nothing back (Picture: YouTube/KianandJC)

YouTubers and Big Brother – it seems like a match made in heaven, right? Kian Lawley and JC Caylen definitely seem to think so as they lhave aunched new series The Reality House.

The new series sees 13 YouTubers living in a house together Big Brother style, being eliminated one by one until someone is left to win the $25,000 (£19,000) prize money.

And the series was off to a chaotic beginning as Trisha Paytas, who appeared on the 2017 edition of Celebrity Big Brother, decided to start spilling secrets.

‘The oldest guy I dated was 84 when I was 19,’ she offered.

Good to know.

She also had some shade to throw at David Dobrik, as she told the hosts: ‘You two are like little David Dobriks and I don’t need this in my life again!’

The 31-year-old added: ‘We live for Tana [Mongeau], we just f***ing hate Jason [Nash] and David. That’s all.’

Ouch.

Meanwhile, never one to be left out from the drama, Elijah Daniel (also known as the owner of Gay Hell) entered the house declaring: ‘I’m not a f***ing YouTuber, but I’m here to make YouTubers cry.’

He added: ‘Does an elimination count if someone gets yeeted off the side [of the house]?’

Do we need to enforce some health and safety rules or?

Soon enough, an argument broke out between Trisha and fellow contestant Dom DeAngelis as the star revealed she didn’t like him when she met him on a night out.

The series also includes the likes of Kristen McAtee, Jenn McAllister, LaurDIY and Lauren Riihimaki.

Zach Clayton, Corey La Barrie, Crawford Collins, Omar aka Cray Cray Roc and Chad Tepper also joined the fray.

And a bombshell was dropped at the end of the episode, when it was revealed that three contestants would be leaving the house immediately.

Safe to say, fans are already obsessed with the new series.

The Reality House on Twitter

The Reality House on Twitter

The Reality House on Twitter
Fans have been quick with the memes (Pictures: Twitter)

‘Elijah’s intro is EVERYTHING #TheRealityHouse,’ one wrote.

Another added: ‘What’s the best youtube series that has ever existed? #therealityhouse.’

‘KIAN AND JC DESERVE THIS S***. THEY DESERVE TO BE TRENDING,’ one more excited fan pointed out.

‘THEY DESERVE TO BE TALKED ABOUT. THEY PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO THIS SERIES AND I’M SO PROUD OF THEM #therealityhouse.’

As for next week? With the preview showing Trisha and Omar hooking up and a new round of fights breaking out, it doesn’t look like the chaos is ending any time soon.

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The Walking Dead Rick Grimes movies will now be released in cinemas

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The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes movie trilogy will be released in cinemas, a first teaser trailer has confirmed.

During the show’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con, producer Gale Anne Hurd debuted the first teaser trailer of the Rick Grimes spin-off movies – which will answer the question of his whereabouts after Andrew Lincoln’s character was lifted into a helicopter in the main show.

The trailer doesn’t show any actual footage, but it does confirm the originally planned TV movies will now be released in cinemas worldwide.

It’s a bold move which will undoubtedly raise expectations, and considering The Walking Dead isn’t exactly known for special effects prowess, it might leave many wondering if we should expect a dialled up blockbuster budget.

The Walking Dead Rick Grimes
Andrew Lincoln will return as Rick Grimes in a trilogy of movies (Picture: AMC)

Along with a trailer for The Walking Dead season 10 and confirmation of Michonne’s departure, they also teased what to expect from the new third spin-off series.

Speaking during the Fear The Walking Dead panel about their spin-off plans, the untitled show’s co-creator Scott Gimple said: ‘There’s a big secret about the Walking Dead universe. All these years we’ve just been a tiny sliver of the Walking Dead world.

‘There’s a whole world out there. The big secret is that all along, there have been other civilisations that survived the apocalypse. We saw hints of that in season seven of The Walking Dead and again in “The End Of Everything,” and now we’re about to show a lot more of the world in a bunch of different projects.’

The new third spin-off will centre around two female protagonists in the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse.

Speaking about the show, Gimple added: ‘These kids can grow up in a place of comfort and security, but they leave everything on a dangerous quest, and are being pursued by adults on their own.

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Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, and Dave Alpert at the Fear The Walking Dead panel (Picture: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for AMC)

‘We’ll see kids become heroes and some become villains. We’re going to open up a whole new world of The Walking Dead.’

The third spin-off’s cast was also officially announced, featuring series regulars Aliyah Royale (who plays a character called Iris) and Annet Mahendru (Huck), who will join Alexa Mansour (Hope), Nicolas Cantu (Elton) and Hal Cumpston (Silas).

The series is created by Scott Gimple and writer Matt Negrete, and will be directed by Kong: Skull Island’s Jordan Vogt-Roberts.

The Walking Dead’s third spin-off series is set to be released in 2020, with no release date announced for the Rick Grimes movies.

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Avengers: Endgame originally saw Captain America decapitated by Thanos

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2014 Captain America would have met a grisly end (Picture: Marvel)

Avengers: Endgame was pretty emotional, thanks to three of our OG heroes saying their goodbyes to the MCU.

But it could have been even more devastating, and a hell of a lot more gruesome.

The film’s writers revealed at San Diego Comic Con that an early iteration of Endgame saw Captain America (Chris Evans) beheaded by Thanos (Josh Brolin) – just in case Black Widow and Iron Man’s deaths weren’t shocking enough for you.

Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely made the morbid confession during a panel in Hall H, revealing that one version of the script would see Cap’s head being chopped off during the time travel segment of the movie, when Thanos gained access to the Avengers’ portal.

Markus said: ‘We were working on different ways to bring Thanos into the present day because we had killed the present-day Thanos but we had activated the past-Thanos.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 19: Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely speak at the Writing "Avengers: Endgame" Panel during 2019 Comic-Con International at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Christopher and Stephen made plenty of changes to the script before it hit our screens (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

‘He, being Thanos, knowing it would take Nebula some time to rejigger the time machine. He went down to his present-day Earth which would be 2014 and wiped it out, and killed the Avengers.

‘And then, Nebula would turn on the time machine, he would walk through with the Avenger he had killed and go, “I killed you, again, what are you gonna do about it?”‘

McFeely added: ‘Giant Man’s corpse was in the background.’

In a ‘Hellscape’, where Thanos’ 2014 reality was on one side and the present on the other, he would walk out and drop the decapitated head of Steve Rogers in front of modern day Steve Rogers, which would be crazy grim.

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Thanos did actually get beheaded (Picture: Marvel/Disney/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

We already had one beheading in the movie early on, when the Avengers stormed Thanos’ compound to attempt to get back the Infinity Stones.

However, he had already destroyed them, so Thor (Chris Hemsworth) lopped his head off in a fit of rage.

One decapitation per comic book movie is enough for us, ta.

Elsewhere in the Hall H panel, the writers also shared their previous ideas for the post-snap reunion, which Markus and McFeely branded ‘terrible’.

McFeely said: ‘We had one where they all come back to the compound. Boom, there they are, you hear, “Mr Stark” and there’s Peter coming around the corner. And then we cut five minutes and they’re all eating pizza. It was terrible.’

Marvel fans won’t be seeing these scenes ever, but they were gifted new footage as Endgame was re-released to cinemas.

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What was Alec Utgoff in before he played Alexei in Stranger things?

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Alec Utgoff as Alexei in Stranger Things Season 3
Sweet baby angel (Pictures: Netflix)

If you’ve watched season 3 of Stranger Things, then chances are you fell in love with new character Alexei just like the rest of the world did.

Alexei, played by Alec Utgoff, is a Russian scientist made to work on ‘The Key’ – machine that works as another portal to the Upside Down.

As we (spoiler alert) continue to mourn his loss, here’s a quick look at what Alec Utgoff has been in before…

Where have you seen Alec Utgoff before?

Alec, a British actor who was born in Kiev, Ukraine, studied acting at the Drama Centre London – the college which is part of the University of the Arts.

After he graduated in 2010, he scored his first role in an episode of Spooks where he played a hacker.

That same year he appeared as Fedka in The Tourist, which starred Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp.

You might also recognise him as Dimitri / Yuri / Dmitri from the TV series The Wrong Mans.

His first major movie role came in 2014 when he played Aleksandr Borovsky in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit alongside the likes of Kenneth Branagh, Kiera Knightley and Chris Pine.

Alec followed this by playing Alexi in San Andreas, Dmitri in Mortdecai, Niki in Our Kind of Traitor, and another Alexi in the TV show Power Monkeys.

His next role is set to be that of Abramoff in the upcoming mini-series Dracula, which is currently being filmed.

Stranger Things season 3 is currently streaming on Netflix.

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Taron Egerton geeks out about Mark Hamill as first reviews for Netflix’s Dark Crystal come in

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Mark Hamill and Taron Egerton at San Diego Comic Con
Taron was over the moon to be on a panel with his hero (Picture: Getty Images)

Taron Egerton showed his fangirl side at San Diego Comic Con as he geeked out over hero Mark Hamill while hosting the panel for Netflix’s Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance.

So cute!

‘Mark was in my first role in Kingsman: The Secret Service. We sadly never met and I was heartbroken because…it’s Luke f***ing Skywalker!’ the Rocketman star laughed.

Speaking directly to Mark, the 29-year-old added: ‘From a young age, as you are for so many girls and boys the world over, you’re a hero. And just the nicest person.’

We’re emotional.

The pair were giving audience members a sneak peek of Netflix’s prequel to the 1982 fantasy movie The Dark Crystal, which is set to star legends including Game Of Thrones’ Nathalie Emmanuel and Lena Headey, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Izzard, Jason Isaacs and Andy Samberg.

Highly anticipated, the series is set to use puppetry rather than computer animation to tell the story of the three Gelflings who rebel when they discover a horrifying secret about their world.

And the first reactions from the viewing are in, with fans hailing the episode as ‘beautifully detailed, nostalgic, and full of heart.’

Mark Hamill at San Diego Comic Con
Mark received a standing ovation (Picture: Getty Images)

Another viewer described the episode as ‘INCREDIBLE. Beautiful and dark and perfect.’

One more described said the episode ‘bowled me over and left me agog at its beauty.’

So good reviews then, yeah?

With the Luke Skywalker actor also putting on his character voices and thoroughly creeping out audience members during the panel, fans appeared to be loving every minute.

And it wasn’t over there, as the 67-year-old went on to receive a standing ovation as he was honoured with the Comic Con Icon Award.

‘This seems wildly excessive, but it’s wildly appreciated,’ he said. ‘If it weren’t for you, I certainly wouldn’t be standing here.’

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Jessica Alba regrets at least two of her tattoos, including her ‘tramp stamp’

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Jessica Alba regrets at least two of her tattoos. (Pictures: REX)

While getting a tattoo can be an exciting addition to your body, bringing an extra layer to your personal style, over time you might just grow to despise your once coveted ink.

This is a lesson poor Jessica Alba had to learn the hard way after getting a ‘tramp stamp’ and a neck tattoo earlier in life.

In an interview with Refinery29, the 38-year-old actress said: ‘I regret one of them… maybe two.’

Jessica Alba regrets at least two of her tattoos.
Jessica has been lasering off her neck tattoo (Picture: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)
Jessica Alba regrets at least two of her tattoos.
Despite now disliking a couple of her tattoos, Jessica has continued to get more (Picture: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

‘I got it when I was, like, 17 and I’m so irritated that I got it,’ the Fantastic Four star said of her coloured neck tattoo – a purple and green flower.

‘I got it lasered many times and it’s not coming out,’ she added.

But despite being riddled with tattoo regret, the mother-of-three also noted that she has added another tat to her list recently, getting her children’s zodiac signs inked on to her wrist.

And as these ones are dedicated to her beloved kids Honor Marie, Haven Garner and Hayes Alba Warren, she can’t imagine having the same sort of animosity towards them as she does to the two she dislikes.

‘I really wanted to think about what would be meaningful over time, because when you get something when you’re 17 and now you’re 38, you’re like, “Hmm, don’t know if that’s too meaningful,”‘ she explained. ‘But for that one, the kids are forever.’

Let this be a lesson to all. While a tattoo may be thrilling at the time, it might be worth considering whether you’ll grow to hate it two decades later or still cherish its presence on your skin.

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