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OHMYGOSSIP — Idris Elba thinks it would be a “natural progression” to move into directing.
The ‘Luther’ actor is still passionate about his career in front of the camera but he’s looking ahead to the possibility of juggling more than one role on set at a time, citing Denzel Washington and Jon Favreau as inspirations.
He said: “I love acting but I feel like there’s much more to offer as a director, as a writer and a producer perhaps…
“I feel there are characters and roles that I haven’t done yet and I still want to do those, but the truth is that I’d probably like to do that as an offering as a film director/actor.
“There are some incredible people like Jon Favreau, like Denzel who have acted and directed, and directed themselves in movies and I feel like that’s a natural progression for an actor.
“It turns out that it’s 30 years I’ve been in the game already, it still feels like only yesterday. I love acting, don’t get me wrong, but there are other things that I like to do.”
Idris prides himself in always taking on different kinds of roles.
He said in a recent podcast interview: “I’ve tried not to repeat myself as an actor, there’s only one ‘Luther’ character, there’s only one ‘Beasts of No Nation’ character. I try not to repeat anything.”
And the 50-year-old star is also hoping to do more with his music career.
He said: “I produce and I’ve always had a studio, so I’m a sort of self-taught producer, I sing a little bit but I’m no Jamie Foxx, don’t get me wrong! I like poetry and rap and so I feel like there’s an offering in me in the form of an album, I’ve put out music before and varied types of music, but I definitely feel as though there’s an outlet for me.
“When I’m writing and it comes to music, I feel a lot more free and at liberty to say what I want to say. As an actor, especially in this day and age, everyone is afraid of being cancelled or over-sharing … In music I can say what I like, if I have an opinion I’ll say it via my music and not feel worried about it, it’s a different part of me, you’re making music, you’re in control of it, it’s your narrative.”

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Britain’s Got Talent set for major shakeups in new series

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ is to hold auditions in Manchester for the first time in over two years.
Auditions for the ITV talent show had only been held at the London Palladium because of COVID-19 and the early stages of the competition will now also be held at The Lowry in Salford the upcoming 16th outing of the show ill also give viewers the chance to nominate an act for inclusion in the live semi-finals.
A TV source told The Sun newspaper: “Nominate an act’ has essentially unearthed a whole new pool of talent. Viewers had become critical of the amount of ‘recycled’ acts that had appeared on other ‘Got ­Talents’ or were already on the pro circuit, but the new process has already sourced some good undiscovered talent.
“Being able to audition in ­Manchester also effectively unlocks the North — some acts just couldn’t afford the travel for a whole troop or choir, for example. It’s all gearing up for a really great new series, now all the pandemic restrictions have lifted too.”
The news comes shortly after it was announced that long-serving judge David Walliams – who has helped fellow judges Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, and Simon Cowell find a new act for the annual Royal Variety performance for a decade – intends to step down from the panel.
An insider said: “David has decided to bow out after a ten-year run. He wants to leave on a high after a wonderful time. Being on the show has been a huge source of entertainment and joy fo him and he is arguably the most popular member of the panel. He hasn’t taken the decision lightly, but it feels like time to move on and focus on his other projects.”

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Corrie’s Jodie Prenger once used a prison cell as a dressing room

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jodie Prenger once used a prison cell as a dressing room.
The 43-year-old actress won the part of Nancy in ‘Oliver!’ through the Andrew Lloyd Webber talent search ‘I’d Do Anything’ in 2008 and now plays cruise ship singer Glenda Shuttleworth in ‘Coronation Street’ but explained that she “appreciates” her success on stage and screen because of the tougher times early on in her career.
She said: “When you’ve performed at Strangeways, anything above that is heaven! It was in my cabaret days and I performed for the wardens’ working men’s club. I had to get changed in a cell. At ‘Corrie’ they think I’m too excited when I go in my dressing room but they don’t know where I’ve been!
“I’ve had a lot of knockbacks and rejections. As a teen I was bullied off my musical theatre course and after 10 years of trying to make it on the club and cabaret circuit, I told my mum I was too old and I was going to give up. I used to be the support act for Ken Dodd, Frank Carson, and Joe Pasquale. At one club, this little kid at the front had a BB gun and started firing pellets at me and I’d have people get out their sandwiches in the middle of a ballad. These days, there’s a lot of instant fame. But when you’ve had experiences like that, it makes you appreciate what you’ve got.”
The Blackpool-born star – who beat Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley on the BBC TV talent show and following her star turn in ‘Oliver!’ went on to play leading roles in shows such as ‘Shirley Valentine’, ‘Tell Me On a Sunday’ and ‘A Taste of Honey’ – added that when she joined the ITV soap in earlier this year, she stood in the corner of the set crying and compared the feeling to being a child in Disney World.
She told The Daily Mirror newspaper: “On my first day I stood in the corner crying. It sounds corny but it’s that pinnacle moment in anyone’s career. The joy of being part of a knees-up in the Rovers for an actress is like going to Disney World when you’re a 10-year-old. It was so much fun to watch that episode back as it reminded me how hard I’d had to try not to laugh while filming!”

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Sir David Jason: Idea of being part of Christmas is ‘terrifying’

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir David Jason thinks his younger self would be “terrified” by how much he’s a part of so many people’s Christmases.
The veteran actor’s beloved sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’ – in which he played Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter – was a firm favourite for many households’ TV viewing on 25 December over the years, and the 82-year-old star admitted he loves being a festive fixture, even if the idea is overwhelming.
He said: “If I’d told my younger self that he would be part of so many people’s Christmas, with millions watching me on Christmas Day, he would be terrified.
“First of all, he wouldn’t believe it. And second, I seriously think I would be terrified at the responsibility and the enormity of such a thing. Imagine that as a 16 year old?
“But then, I would say to him, chin up, get on and enjoy it. Which I have. I loved it and I still do.”
David admitted he feels “humbled” by how much the long-running series – which ran from 1981 to 1991 with an additional 16 festive specials until 2003 – means to people, particularly because it was such a joy to work on.
He said in a recent interview: “I find it difficult to believe it that Del Boy and ‘Only Fools and Horses’ are so beloved.
“One gets a bit humbled by it because one has affected so many people and so many people’s lives.
“But I was very fortunate with a great team around me and loved every minute of it.
“That enjoyment, that love of doing what I love doing, the joy I had from being an amateur on stage is still there – and I just think some of it spilled out onto the television screens and into the homes of so many people. I’m delighted to be able to say that.”

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Brad Pitt thinks streaming has improved film industry

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OHMYGOSSIP — Brad Pitt thinks the rise of streaming services is an “absolute positive” for the movie industry.
The ‘Babylon’ actor believes platforms such as Netflix have created more opportunities for new talent to breakthrough, both in front of and behind the camera.
He said: “Now, the biggest shift, certainly, is the invention of streamers.
“I think it’s an absolute positive. There’s so much more talent getting opportunities to tell stories – directors, actors, editors, writers, so on and so forth.
“It just shows that that talent pool was there all along, and only a limited number of people could get a lucky shot.
“So I love that we have the big cinema experience, and [‘Babylon’] is definitely that.
“But the more intimate, smaller films that wouldn’t get as many eyes on it, now get more – I feel – with streamers.
“More people have access to them.
“I appreciate that they both exist.”
The 59-year-old star is “amazed” at how much director Damien Chazelle managed to fit into their new film ‘Babylon’ – which depicts the hedonistic early days of Hollywood and in which Brad plays veteran actor Jack Conrad – particularly when it came to the lavish party scenes.
He told Total Film magazine: “There’s such an energy to this thing.
“I’m amazed by how much he was able to slot in – and not jam in, but slot in gracefully.
“The opening party scene is staggering, of epic proportions.
“But the approach of it all was not doing the overage – you know, like a single on this actor, a single on that actor. The constant takes can actually wear down and confuse the energy of the scene.
“He’s doing everything in camera, old style – explosions, 700 extras, actors coming in the scene, actors coming out – in one camera shot and the camera’s gliding around.
“It’s one of those things where you’re waiting for the magic to happen, where everything falls into place.
“And you keep going until you get it.
“I think that energy shows in the scene.”

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I’ve always loved the idea of producing, says Lily Collins

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lily Collins loves the challenge of producing.
The 33-year-old star founded a production company called CASE STUDY FILMS with her husband Charlie McDowell and producer friend Alex Orlovsky earlier this year, and Lily has admitted to relishing her behind-the-camera work.
Lily – who starred in the sports-drama film ‘The Blind Side’ in 2009 – said: “The first movie I did, I was 20 years old and I’m now 33. And to be able to have done my first film and now be talking about creating a production company, you know, 13 years later. If I were to have told my 20-year-old self I’d be like, ‘Oh my God, this is so long, that’s gonna take so long.'”
The brunette beauty has also relished the experience of working alongside her husband.
Lily – who is the daughter of musician Phil Collins – told V magazine: “I’ve always loved the idea of producing, before I even knew what the word ‘producing’ meant.
“I’ve always loved acting, but like I said, being a journalist and reporting from 16 years old, going into the editing room in college, putting together stories from the ground up, that’s producing content. And that always fascinated me because it meant that I was creating something bigger than just myself. Now having a platform as an actor, I can be a conduit through which a story is told.
“Whether it was through writing, or even as far back as high school and being a teen therapist, I really just wanted to listen to other people talk and tell their stories and communicate and help, help them come up with the answers themselves and help them use their voice and tell their story … I love the idea of giving other people an opportunity to be at the forefront of a story.”

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Rylan Clark is wanted for Celebrity Traitors

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rylan Clark is wanted for a celebrity edition of ‘Traitors.’
The game show – which is fronted by ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ host Claudia Winkleman – follows a group of strangers all posing as ‘Faithful’ contestants to win a cash prize of up to £120,000 but features a small number of “traitors” who “murder” one of their fellow contestants each night and following a successful launch series, a string of famous faces including that of former ‘X Factor” star Rylan, amongst others, could be in the mix for a celebrity version.
Executive producer Sarah Fay told Metro.co.uk: “I think we’d want people who are so invested in the game and want to play the game, and I think that’s what brings the drama so well. We’ve been blown away by some of our celebrity support. ‘I’d love to see Rylan [Clark], he’d be incredible, but also Kathy Burke is a fan. I mean, Russell T Davies is a fan! I think I’d want very much a mixture of different types of celebs as well.”
While no celebrity edition is confirmed as yet,it is thought that a version of the game show featuring famous faces could air as part of Children in Need or Comic Relief.
A TV insider told The Daily Mirror newspaper: “Everyone’s been thrilled with how much love there’s been for The Traitors and a celebrity version is a natural next step. Viewers will get to see different sides of some big names as they try to manipulate others or uncover the truth about fellow players.”
Meanwhile, Claudia herself has already named a string of stars she would like to see take on the mental and physical challenges, including the likes of former ‘EastEnders’ actor Adam Woodyatt and ‘This Morning’ presenter Alison Hammond.
She said: “Victoria Coren, Kirsty Young, Adam Woodyatt, Stephen Fry, Alison Hammond… let’s do it!”

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Love Island bosses fork out £1.2m for sprawling new Love Island villa

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Love Island’ bosses have splashed out on a £1.2 million villa for the new series.
ITV2 will spend a whopping £8,000 a day to rent the 17-bed Ludus Magnus estate in South Africa.
The luxury property boasts a T-shaped swimming pool, a rugby pitch and zip line.
A source told The Sun: “The challenges on Love Island always make for fun TV and this place is a producer’s dream.
“It’s absolutely stunning and has so much going on. It will set the standard for future series.
“There’s bound to be plenty of fun and games on the winter edition and Ludus Magnus provides the perfect opportunity for a huge range of activities for the contestants to get stuck into.”
Instead of requiring contestants to travel a short distance to ‘Casa Amor’, the Islanders will reportedly be bonding with fresh meat from the private beach in the middle of a lake on the sprawling estate.
Meanwhile, former host Laura Whitmore has admitted she’d “probably still be” hosting the show if she could have changed the format.
The 37-year-old presenter – who stepped into the role following the passing of Caroline Flack in 2020 – quit the ITV2 dating show this year because she found certain “elements” of the programme “very difficult”, and she also wished she could offer the Islanders more support and have more of a voice.
She reflected in Psychologies magazine: “There was only so much I can do as a host – I couldn’t support them or not support them. I couldn’t say anything. So you kind of have to go quiet, and that was hard for me because I like to be able to have those conversations.”
She added: “If I could [have done] things the way I wanted to, I’d probably still be doing it.”
Announcing her departure, Laura told fans at the time: “Some news! I won’t be hosting the next season of Love island. There are certain elements of the show I’ve found very difficult that cannot be changed some due to the format, including the flying back and forth to South Africa along with my new conflicting projects.
“I wish it was still possible but know you’ll be in safe hands. I was only planning to fill in for Caroline for a season and it turned into three seasons. I hope I did you proud Caroline.”
Maya Jama has taken over from Laura for the upcoming series.

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Scott MacQueen was always a fan of Invaders from Mars before restoring it

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OHMYGOSSIP — Scott MacQueen was always a fan of ‘Invaders from Mars’ before restoring it.
The film preservationist has had a career in restoring films and upgrading them to a higher definition for decades but explained that working on the 1953 American science fiction horror film – which stars Jimmy Hunt Arthur Franz, Helena Carter, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke, Morris Ankrum, Walter Sande, Max Wagner, and Milburn Stone as they follow an alien invasion – had always been a “guilty pleasure” to him.
He said: “Well, it was kind of fun. It’s a picture I’ve loved all of my life, and it’s one of my guilty pleasures. When I was at UCLA, I made the acquaintance of Jan Willem Jansen from Ignite Films. Ignite has a library of [niche genre] titles, and they’re based in the Netherlands, but all of their library holdings are in America are vaulted at UCLA. So, Jan had taken a meeting, I was called and Invaders was one he was very hard on. He didn’t know the history of it, and I explained to him pretty definitely how the film was shot, how it was made and what the problem was.”
Scott went on to add that because of the nature of how the cult classic was made, there was “nowhere” to go in terms of a preserved version and a “stroke of luck” was needed to drive the project forward.
He told ScreenRant: “Because nowhere is there, in one place, a contiguous, ready-to-go element, by the nature of how it was made. It was all cut up and assembled, and then it was recut for reissue, and it was a pretty daunting thing, there were elements of everything in the archives. So, it just kind of got tabled, and then by a stroke of luck or happenstance, Jan Willem located the camera negative in a stock library in Los Angeles, where it must have been sold after Eddie Alperson went bankrupt. The camera negative lacks all the titles and all the opticals, because those were made in the printing negatives, which are not known to exist.
“If it’s all straight cuts, it’s there, but the minute you go through a transition or something—for many shots that they did opticals within the film, where they did enlargements or flopovers or the dream montage at the end—it’s all gone. That’s what I had explained to him back then. The camera negative was missing Reel 2, and it was not in the holding, so we were missing eight minutes altogether. We had about 60 minutes out of 78 of camera negative that could be used, which meant we had to come up with about 20 minutes from other sources, and those sources were vintage 1950s supersonic color prints, with all their attributes and flaws and the accretion of 70 years of handling.”

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James Cameron: I will always mourn the stories I don’t get to make

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Cameron confessed he does “mourn some of the stories” he’s not been able to turn into movies.
The legendary filmmaker has devoted most of his time to the ‘Avatar’ franchise, with four sequels developed and two filmed.
And although it has meant other projects have taken a backseat, the ‘Titanic’ helmer has been able to weave a lot of the stories into the world of Avatar.
Asked if he feels bad that he never got to tell the other stories and ideas he had due to how much time he’s spent on the ‘Avatar’ franchise, Cameron told Empire magazine: “Two thoughts in answer to your question: the first is that the world of Avatar is so sprawling that I can tell most of the stories I want to tell within it and try many of the stylistic techniques that I hope to explore. And secondly, yes… our time as artists is finite. I will always mourn some of the stories that I don’t get to make. But I feel a great satisfaction when other directors want to explore some of my ideas, like Kathryn Bigelow did with ‘Strange Days’, and Robert Rodriguez did when I passed him the baton on ‘Alita: Battle Angel’. I look forward to more collaborations in the future with directors I admire.”
Elsewhere in the Q+A, Harrison Ford and Pierce Brosnan both asked why they’d not received a call to star in one of his films, and the 68-year-old director said he’d love to work with both actors.
He replied: “Answering both Harrison and Pierce: I’d love to work with both you guys, and many other actors I deeply admire. My great regret as a filmmaker is that I take so long to make my films that I only ever get to work with a tiny fraction of the artists that I respect. I have a long list of the people I would love to collaborate with, but I know my career will end before I’ve even made a dent in it.”

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Corrie star Rebecca Ryan is pregnant

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rebecca Ryan is pregnant.
The 31-year-old actress – who is best known for her role as Debbie Gallagher in Channel 4 drama ‘Shameless’ but more recently starred as Lydia Chambers on ‘Coronation Street’ – took to social media on Thursday (29.12.22) to announce that she and her husband Dan Acraman are expecting their first child together.
Alongside a snap of herself posing alongside a Christmas tree, she wrote on Instagram: “I thought this year couldn’t get any better after marrying the man of my dreams, but it turns out it can…[heart emoji] Can’t wait to become a mummy in 2023 x” (sic)
Rebecca was inundated with comments of congratulatory messages from fellow TV stars, including Elle Mulvaney – who plays Amy Barlow on ‘Coronation Street’ -, who wrote: “So so happy for you!!!” while Sarah Platt actress Tina O’Brien said “Congratulations so happy for you” and ‘Emmerdale’ actor Danny Miller wrote: “Congrats Becky!!!!!! “, emblazoning his comment with a string of heart emojis.
In September, the former ‘Waterloo Road’ actress revealed that she and Dan had tied the knot and admitted that he was the “most amazing” man she could have ever wished for.
She wrote: “The day I married my soul mate, my best friend and the most amazing husband I could ever wish for!
All that changes its only everything when the right one comes along. Here’s to forever!”
However, the big day was postponed because of COVID-19 lockdowns, with Rebecca becoming determined to tie the knot in 2022.
She said: “Second time trying to plan my wedding! The first one was cancelled due to Covid so we are back to square one! No date, no venue and still wanting to get married this year. I wish I was an organised person!”

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Alisha Weir was ‘scared’ of Dame Emma Thompson on the set of Matilda

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alisha Weir was “scared'” of Dame Emma Thompson on the set of ‘Matilda.’
The 13-year-old actress takes on the title role of the movie adaptation of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly’s 2011 stage musical – which is based on the classic novel by Roald Dahl – and admitted that she was initially frightened of ‘Love Actually’ star Dame Emma, 63, when she arrived on set as the villainous Miss Trunchbull but eventually felt able to “hug” her.
She told Spark Chronicles: “I saw her for the first time without makeup and then when I saw her with makeup on it scared me a little. But I knew that when she opened her arms, I could go to her and hug her. I knew Emma was under her makeup.”
Her comments come just days after Oscar-winning star Emma revealed that she would spend more than three hours a day in the makeup chair in order to become the evil headmistress – who incites hatred on the children of Crunchem Hall school until the titular heroine comes along to stand up against her – famously played by ‘Harry Potter’ actress Pam Ferris in the 1996 movie and traditionally played by a man in the West End and Broadway productions of the musical.
She said: “‘Cruella’ was a long time, actually, but this was the longest. There’s an actual body suit, which is to give her the heft and the muscle. And then a massive weighty underwear and pretend chest and all of that. It was a lot to walk around in!”
‘Matilda the Musical’ is streaming now on Netflix.

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Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips refused to pay the £1,300 bill for Christmas Dinner

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OHMYGOSSIP — Shaughna Phillips refused to pay the bill for her Christmas Dinner.
The 28-year-old reality star – who shot to fame on ‘Love Island’ in 2020 – had booked a meal out for Christmas with her family but was subjected to a wait of almost three hours despite arranging things eight weeks in advance.
She said: “We got there at about 1 o’clock and it took about an hour and a half for the tasters section of the five-course meal to come out. The waiters, who looked about 16 and as if they were plucked from off the street, had no clue what was going on. They kept asking us what we’d ordered, but it had been eight weeks – we couldn’t remember! There were no menu cards in front of us either. At one point, soup came out of the kitchen and when we asked what kind if was, the waiters didn’t know.
“At quarter to four, I complained that we were still waiting for our main course. When it finally came out, it was just a plate of meat with no sides. I waited for some time and kept asking about the roast potatoes, carrots, Yorkshire puddings… but none of it came. We all had a slice of turkey each.”
The Instagram influencer – who is now expecting her first child with her mystery boyfriend – went on to add that the manager of the restaurant was left in tears after being confronted and that she left without paying the bill before settling for a pizza later that night.
Writing in her OK! magazine column, she added: “The manager eventually came over to ask if everything was okay, I said, ‘No, not really’. She began crying. I felt so bad, I told her it’s okay. But of course it wasn’t. After seeing a mother and son get up and walk out after waiting half an hour for a bill that never came, we did the same. It was £100 a head and with the drinks, the bill would’ve been £1,300. We walked out without paying, we went home hungry. I got an email later with apology from the restaurant and my £80 deposit refunded. Billy and I ended up sharing a pizza for dinner that night.
It was my family’s first time ever going out for Christmas. We’ve said never again. It wasn’t worth it.”

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Craig Revel Horwood planning NYE party

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OHMYGOSSIP — Craig Revel Horwood is planning a “massive” New Year’s Eve party.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge had a “quiet” Christmas with his fiancé, Jonathan Myring, amid keeping busy in panto in Bristol, so is saving his celebrations for 31 December.
Asked if he is planning a traditional Christmas Day some time this week, he said: “No, we’ve decided to have a big New Year instead.
“A massive NYE party at my house, cocktails, music up full blast, fireworks in the garden, I’ll cook up a storm – the lot.
“We have our outdoor pool which we’ll heat up for a couple of days too.
“All the waifs, strays and reprobates I know are invited.”
The 57-year-old choreographer was born and raised in Australia but prefers Christmas in the UK.
Asked if he prefers Christmas here, he said: “Yes – it’s cold with the possibility of real snow!
“Christmas cards I’d get in Australia had Santa on them with snow and I’d think, how is that possible when we’re having prawns on the beach, in the sun.
“It’s a fantasy, that we all think of Christmas as being in winter.
“In Australia, for 23 years I celebrated it in blazing heat.
“Some years my family would have a traditional roast and you’d be eating it and sweating like a pig.
“Totally different – Santa’s in a pair of Speedos over there.”
Meanwhile, though Craig will be away for a lot of next year in a touring production of ‘Annie’, he thinks it’s “great” to be apart from Jonathan.
He told Best magazine: “He’ll drive to see me when he can, and I’ll get home some weekends.
“I think it’s great for a relationship.
“During Covid, we were stuck in each other’s pockets – it’ll be a nice break.”

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Olivia Colman wanted sexy scenes cut from Empire Of Light

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OHMYGOSSIP — Olivia Colman wanted her sexy scenes to be cut from ‘Empire Of Light’
The 48-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars opposite Micheal Ward, 25, in Sam Mendes’ new movie but she’s admitted the saucy segments between the lead stars left her cringing and she was hoping the director would remove them in the final edit.
She told the Daily Mail newspaper’s Richard Eden: “I always wanted Sam to take out the sex scenes because I was so embarrassed.’
“I said, ‘Why can’t they go for the kiss, and cut, and then pretend that it had already happened?'”
In the film, she plays a cinema boss who falls for a much-younger ticket-seller and Olivia went on to credit Micheal with being “much more mature” than her and says he helped her steady her nerves.
It comes after Olivia revealed she was shocked to find out she is five years older than Micheal’s mother.
Speaking on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, she explained: “There was one particular moment when I was astride Micheal in a compromising and slightly embarrassing situation and he said, ”It’s my mum’s birthday today.’
“When he said she was 43, I was like, ”OK, stop talking!”
She also addressed rumours Sam wrote the part of Hilary the cinema manager with Olivia in mind. The actress said: “Apparently it was [written for me]. But Sam is so nice he would say that anyway. He was watching ‘The Crown’ at the time and thought of me.
“We had a Zoom conversation during lockdown and I said ‘okay, yes’ before I even knew what it was. It is an incredible accolade for him to write something for me. It was an amazing part thank God – can you imagine if it had been rubbish!”

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Ryan Reynolds ‘idolised’ Will Ferrell

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ryan Reynolds has “idolised” Will Ferrell for his “entire working life”.
The ‘Deadpool’ star was thrilled to sign up to star in ‘Spirited’ because it meant working with the 55-year-old comedy legend.
He said: “Will Ferrell is somebody that has contributed more to the comedic lexicon of society than almost any other comedic performer.
“He’s somebody I’ve quite literally idolised for my entire working life.
“I love his vulnerability in his work, that’s what makes him so funny and accessible.
“So it was about working with Will and getting to be around him.”
However, Ryan was horrified when he realised what he’d let himself in for in signing up for the festive film.
He admitted: “It was only afterwards when I realised it was a musical that I knew that I was in deep, deep trouble.”
The 46-year-old actor turned to his friend Hugh Jackman for advice but admitted the ‘Greatest Showman’ star was too skilled to be much help.
He said recently: “It comes so naturally to Hugh that in a weird way, his helping was not helping.
“He was like, ‘Just make sure you’re listening to those count-offs and those beats’.
“And I was like, ‘I don’t hear the beats man. Help me out with something real here!”

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