Matt Richardson spent ‘harrowing’ seven hours in A and E after being rushed to hospital with brain infection

OHMYGOSSIP — Matt Richardson spent a “harrowing” seven hours in A and E after being rushed to hospital with a brain infection.
The ‘Dancing on Ice’ contestant and comic, 31, told his fans on Instagram on Friday (01.07.22) he contracted a “lovely” condition that meant he had been left with no memory of a concert he attended with his brother and “loads of amnesia”.
His supermodel girlfriend Sam Rollinson, 27, responded to his post: “You owe me 7 hours at a very expensive spa- to pay for the harrowing 7 hours at A and E.”
Her post prompted him to reply: “Deal.”
Richardson had earlier posted alongside a picture of him at a gig: “My brother and I went to see Green Day in Dublin last week. And I sadly can’t remember it as I’ve had a lovely infection which caused some wonderful affects to my brain and loads of amnesia.
“After a really cool trip to hospital I’m trying to piece it all together again. Hopefully the memories come back but if I owe you money, sorry you’re on your own x.”
Richardson – who featured in 2021’s ‘Dancing on Ice’ after comedian Rufus Hound, 43, pulled out due to contracting Covid – started dating Rollinson in 2015.
They moved in together two years later, with Richardson saying about the model: “Sam is mega-famous, but I’m not in that world so it’s just dead normal really.
“She’s amazing. She’s the best human being I’ve ever met. She’s super-northern and down to earth.”
He also told last year how his ‘Dancing on Ice’ appearance probably saved his career as he was facing tough financial times amid the pandemic.
Richardson, who has hosted ITV2’s ‘The Xtra Factor’ with the late Caroline Flack and Channel 5’s ‘Big Brother’s Bit on the Side’, admitted: “I was looking at a career change or to just leave the industry altogether, because it’s tough times.
“I am of a level where I’m on TV, but I’m not a big, huge name. It’s not like I’ve got stacks of cash lying around. I am currently skint because I’ve not worked a year. ‘Dancing on Ice’ has been a career saver.”

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Taron Egerton in talks to take on Wolverine role

OHMYGOSSIP — Taron Egerton is in talks to take over the role of Wolverine from Hugh Jackman.
The 32-year-old actor revealed he has already held talks with Marvel President Kevin Feige about taking on the iconic character but admitted to some nerves.
He told The New York Times: “I’d be excited but I’d be apprehensive as well, because Hugh is so associated with the role that I’d wonder if it’d be very difficult for someone else to do it. It’s early days. But hopefully if it does come around, they’ll give me a shot.”
Taron previously co-starred alongside Jackman in 2016’s ‘Eddie The Eagle’.
And Hugh has already given his blessing for someone to take over the role from him, after bowing out following 2017’s ‘Logan’.
He said: “I knew it was the right time for me to leave the party—not just for me, but for the character. Somebody else will pick it up and run with it. It’s too good of a character not to.”
Back in February, Taron admitted he was interested in the role of Wolverine but said he had not been approached by Marvel.
He said: “There’s no truth in it at all. There’s no truth in it. It would, be, obviously, really exciting, but I don’t know.
“It would be exciting to play a role where you play to by such a huge audience. Those movies are the most watched movies in the world. It’s a great thrill and it’s a great part. But there’s no truth in it. Very flattering, though.”

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Christian Bale almost turned down Thor role

OHMYGOSSIP — Christian Bale almost turned down his role in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ when he discovered his character ran around in a G-string.
The Oscar-winning actor has entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villainous Gorr the God Butcher – but Christian researched the character before accepting the job and he was horrified to discover the comic book version showed him wearing a cape and a skimpy black thong.
The Hollywood star told Total Film: “I did make the mistake of Googling him and oh no! (In the comics) he runs around in a G-string all the time. And I thought, ‘They don’t have the right man for that!’”
Christian raised the issue with the film’s director Taika Waititi and he was reassured that the character would not be seen in any skimpy undies.
He shared: “Taika quickly dispelled any notions of running around in that.”
Despite this, the actor continued to worry that the director could have been joking with him and that he retained the power to use special effects to dress him in the dreaded G-string.
Christian laughed: “I always did think what he could do with this in front of a blue screen – he could chuck on whatever he wants later on.”
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ marks Christian’s first outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after previously portraying DC Comics’ antihero Batman in three films – ‘Batman Begins’, ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.
Asked if he had any qualms about returning to the world of superheroes, Christian replied: “Absolutely not. No. That didn’t even enter into my head at all.”

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Lady Colin Campbell to return to I’m A Celebrity

OHMYGOSSIP — Lady Colin Campbell is in talks about returning to ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’
The controversial contestant – who dramatically quit the show during the 2015 season – has reportedly been approached about taking part in the upcoming spin-off All-Stars show.
An ITV source told The Sun newspaper: “Lady C was not exactly a fan favourite. She isn’t one to mince her words and certainly got people talking.
“She was divisive and largely disliked by her camp mates but she made fascinating telly.
“Producers are confident they can convince her to take part in the All-Stars series — despite the slightly sour ending to her regular appearance.”
Meanwhile, it was previously reported that Stacey Solomon and Caitlyn Jenner are set to join the upcoming spin-off.
Stacey, who was crowned Queen of the Jungle in 2010, and Caitlyn, who competed on the show in 2019, have been approached by show bosses about returning for the special series, which will be filmed in South Africa.
A source said: “It’s still really early days but ‘I’m A Celebrity’ bosses are keen to bring back the most talked-about stars.
“Stacey and Caitlyn were both great value in their years and reckon they’ll be even better viewing a second time.”
Speaking previously about the upcoming All-Stars show, another insider explained: “The team behind ‘I’m A Celebrity’ are making a brand new spin-off of the hit series featuring the most loved, favourite campmates from previous years.
“The campmates will be doing trials and living in the camp environment, but with fresh and exciting new twists, and they will have a hand in their own destiny through a series of internal votes and challenges.
“The new edition is likely to air in 2023 but before that viewers will get to enjoy the show’s much anticipated return to Australia in November.”

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Amanda Holden bans daughter from Love Island

OHMYGOSSIP — Amanda Holden has banned her daughter from signing up for ‘Love Island’.
The 51-year-old presenter revealed her daughter Lexi, 16, is obsessed with the show and Amanda fears she will want to take part in it when she is older.
Speaking to Jamie Theakston and Ashley Roberts on Heart FM, Amanda explained: “So this is becoming a bit of an obsession with my teenage daughter at home now.
“Which worries me slightly bearing in mind that Michael Owen’s daughter is on it, and I’m like, ‘you ain’t ever going on it, Alexa!'”
When Jamie teased: “Oh please, it would be perfect for this show,” Amanda insisted: ‘Mama said no!'”
Ashley added: “Imagine Lexi up in there! My gosh” but Amanda replied: “I can imagine it and she’s not! Mama said no! She loves me too much, she won’t do it.”
Lexi recently signed to Storm modelling agency after being approached last year but Amanda wants her to concentrate on her education first.
She previously said: “Lexi was approached last year and obviously we were waiting until she was 16 to sign anything. It’s something she actually wants to do, so I’m taking the lead from her.
“She’s a very quiet girl but she knows her own mind. She’s very bright and wants to continue her studies.
“There’s no pressure and we’ll just see what happens. But finishing her education is very much her plan, she’ll have our support whatever she decides to do.”

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Baz Luhrmann felt inspired by ‘cheesy’ Elvis Presley movies

OHMYGOSSIP — Baz Luhrmann has credited Elvis Presley’s “cheesy” movies with inspiring his directing style.
The moviemaker’s latest project is a big screen biopic of the music icon, with Austin Butler in the lead role, and Baz has opened up about his love of Elvis’ Hollywood career, which included movies such as 1953’s ‘Love Me Tender’, 1961’s ‘Blue Hawaii’ and ‘Viva Las Vegas’ from 1964.
Baz revealed he was a huge fan of Elvis’ films when he was growing up in Australia, telling Who magazine: “When we had the cinema, my in for Elvis was probably all the cheesy movies which I thought were works of genius, and I’m starting to realise that’s probably why my movies look like they do.”
The director admits that despite being a huge Elvis fan in his younger years, his musical tastes drifted later in life before he came back around to The King.
He explained: “I obviously just loved the ‘70s things, but then he went very much out of my life and it was very much David Bowie and Elton and he became kind of around and there but I wasn’t a fan so much.
“It wasn’t like I was one of those ‘to the day I die don’t you ever say anything (bad) about Elvis.’ He’s beyond music, he’s become cultural wallpaper and (I) think my job was to just peel back the wallpaper …”
Baz recently revealed that he made a four-hour director’s cut of his movie ‘Elvis’.
He confessed to Collider.com: “I’ve got a four-hour version. I shouldn’t say that, but I have … I have to make a two and a half hour version and I have to serve the main art … It’s an assembly. It’s a different kind of movie.”

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Martin Hancock credits Georgia Taylor with Corrie return

OHMYGOSSIP — Martin Hancock has credited Georgia Taylor with his ‘Coronation Street’ return.
The 53-year-old star is set to reprise his role as eco-warrior Geoffrey ‘Spider’ Nugent after almost two decades away from the cobbles and says Georgia – who played his love interest Toyah Battersby – is responsible for bringing him back to Weatherfield.
He told Radio Times: “It’s all her fault! Last year Georgia posted a pic of us in our younger days on social media which got a big reaction from the press. It made me nostalgic, and my wife encouraged me to get in touch with ‘Corrie’ about a possible return. What she actually said was, in her own special way: ‘You’re not getting any younger!’ I spoke to my agent who contacted the producer, and we worked it out from there.”
And Martin says ‘Coronation Street’ was great training for him as an actor.
He explained: “Doing a soap or an advert are the two best training grounds for an actor. An advert is two days for 30 seconds, sometimes on a soap it feels like you get 30 seconds prep for two days! Corrie taught me about framing, understanding how a shift in your position can change the composition of a shot.
“There are lots of nuances you have to learn in a soap because it’s so fast. You learn to understand very quickly what people need from a specific shot.
“Georgia always had a good balance of understanding the time constraints of a show like ‘Corrie’, but still being thoughtful about how you’re going to play it and react to things. The cast put their party boots on as they enter the studio, concentration sets in, you get your game face on and you’re ready to rock and roll.”

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Blade reboot delayed by three months

OHMYGOSSIP — The ‘Blade’ reboot’s start date has been delayed by three months.
The Mahershala Ali-led project was due to start filming in July but it has reportedly been pushed back to October, according to Production Weekly.
The movie will begin filming at Tyler Perry Studios in October, with additional shooting taking place in Atlanta, New Orleans, Cleveland, and Morocco.
No reason has been given for the delay.
Meanwhile, Wesley Snipes, 59 – who played the Marvel vampire character in a trilogy of films between 1998 and 2004 – recently revealed he is hoping to return to the franchise in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) project.
Speaking to ComicBook.com, Wesley said: “Never say never. As long as I’m healthy and in shape, I can rock with them.
“Yeah, as far as my predictions on if something like that happened in future, I don’t know. I don’t know. It seems to me if it would’ve happened, it would’ve happened already. But hey, never say never.”
Despite the lack of an offer from Marvel, Wesley has no problems with Blade being recast and has tipped Ali, 48, to make the role his own.
He explained: “We spoke. The issue of him being cast wasn’t between us, I’m cool with that. I don’t walk around as Blade, so I’m not attached to the character like that. I feel no emotional loss, zero, and I’m happy that he’s being recast and will more than likely do a great job.”
Ali previously revealed that he was “humbled and so encouraged” by Snipes’ praise following the decision to cast him as Blade.
The Oscar-winning star said: “Man, you know, [I’m] humbled and so encouraged by that.
“Because he didn’t have to say that. Wasn’t nobody really asking him like that.
“So for him to come out and say that, somebody I look up to so much, I sincerely appreciated that. So thank you, brother.”

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Antigoni Buxton’s connection with Davide Sanclimenti

OHMYGOSSIP — Antigoni Buxton says she had a connection with Davide Sanclimenti.
The ousted ‘Love Island’ contestant – who was dumped from the villa alongside Charlie Radnedge on Friday (01.07.22) – revealed she wishes she had been given the chance to pick Davide in the recoupling.
According to Digital Spy, she said: “I’d have gone for Davide. I knew with Davide, if it did develop, it would have been real, and if it didn’t, we’d have just kept having a laugh together and getting along and whatever. I would have wanted to have got to know Jay [Younger] but not make it so easy for him.”
And Antigoni said she didn’t believe her fellow bombshell Charlie had gotten a fair chance in the villa.
She said: “Maybe it would have been nice for Charlie to get a little bit more of a chance because Jay did have a chance to get to know two people – Ekin-Su [Culculoglu ] and he cut that off and then Paige [Thorne]- so I feel like it’s a shame Charlie didn’t get to explore that a bit more. I think it was difficult for the girls.”
And Charlie admitted he had his eye on Ekin-Su, saying: “I wanted her to recouple with me over the other two single girls, because I saw the other two single girls in a friendship capacity.
“So it’s kind of like comparing a potential romantic relationship versus a friendship and you’re there to find love. I think there was potential there but there was more of a connection with her and Davide.”
‘Love Island’ airs at 9pm weekdays and Sundays on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox.
The dating reality show can be seen in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Player.

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Ferne McCann announces engagement to Lorri Haines

OHMYGOSSIP — Ferne McCann is engaged.
The 31-year-old TV star has announced her engagement to Lorri Haines via a post on social media.
Alongside a photo of her sparkling engagement ring and the couple sharing a kiss, Ferne wrote on Instagram: “So happily ever afters do exist. I cannot wait to do forever with you baby. (sic)”
The property developer also shared a similar photo on his own Instagram account.
Lorri, 31, said on the platform: “She said yesssss (sic)”
The loved-up couple went public with their romance seven months ago, and Ferne – who shot to fame on ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ – has also admitted that he’s changed the “dynamic” of ‘First Time Mum’, her ITVBe show.
Ferne – who has a four-year-old daughter called Sunday with her ex-boyfriend Arthur Collins – said in May: “Filming this series was a completely new experience for me. It was the first time I filmed with a partner in a relationship and that was a completely different dynamic.
“Going from being a single parent and Sunday having to manage that, I think people are going to love that about this series, seeing the dynamic between our family.
“It is hard, it’s not straight forward introducing your child to your new partner and you want it to go right, then obviously there’s cameras following you around.”
Prior to that, Ferne admitted she was eager to fall in love.
However, she also insisted that it wasn’t her number-one priority at the time.
She shared: “It’s definitely something that excites me. I’ve always been a romantic at heart. But sometimes I think, ‘Who am I going to end up with?’
“It just really isn’t up there at the top of my priority list.”

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Kelle Bryan receives racist abuse after Loose Women appearances

OHMYGOSSIP — Kelle Bryan gets bombarded with racist abuse after she appears on ‘Loose Women’.
The former ‘Hollyoaks’ actress admitted she is targeted online almost every time she features on the panel of the daytime show, but she refuses to engage with the trolls and has learned to block them and move on.
She said: “You’d be amazed by the opinions people have.
“There is a section of society that is plagued by racism.
“As soon as I see things turn nasty on social media, I just block them.
“I don’t need that negativity in my life.
“I have no time for someone being racist.”
The 47-year-old star admitted producers shield her from the worst of the comments.
She added to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: “The digital team don’t show me the racist comments. They do it to protect us. I appreciate it.”
But despite the abuse, Kelle won’t be turning away from social media and she welcomes opinions that differ from her own.
She said: “People have freedom of speech to judge what I say on ‘Loose Women’. They can agree or disagree.
“It can be quite aggressive on social media, but I know that’s what I sign up for by doing the show. I love being challenged on my opinions.”
In October 2020, the former Eternal singer took part in the show’s first all-Black panel and she previously admitted she and co-stars Charlene White, Judi Love and Brenda Edwards were abused afterwards.
She previously said: “There were lots of positive comments [afterwards] but, unbelievably, there was lots of racism, lots of racist comments. Like, ‘I switched off, who do they think they are?’ ‘As soon as I saw them…’ There was still lots of that kind of stuff.”

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Joe Turkel dead at 94

OHMYGOSSIP — Joe Turkel has died.
The 94-year-old actor – who was best known for portraying bartender Lloyd in ‘The Shining’ and the creator of the replicants in ‘Blade Runner’ – passed away last Monday (27.06.22) at Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, at the age of 94, his family have announced.
The actor began his movie career int he late 1940s, with roles in the likes of ‘City Across the River’. He was spotted by director Stanley Kubrick when he was working on B-movie ‘Man Crazy’ and as well as ‘The Shining’, went on to appear in two of the late filmmaker’s other movies, as a gunman in the final shootout in 1956’s ‘The Killing’ and a soldier facing a firing squad in ‘Paths of Glory’ (1957).
He previously recalled how Kubrick told him of ‘Man Crazy’: “The picture was terrible, but I liked you and what you did and so I said I’ll have to hire that guy sometime.”
As well as appearances in films including ‘The Baked Street’, ‘The Bonnie Parker Story’, ‘The Hindenburg’ and ‘Gordon’s Valley of the Giants’, Joe also featured in television shows including ‘Miami Vice’, ‘The Lone Ranger’, ‘Bonanza’, and ‘The Untouchables’.
His final film appearance came in 1990’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ but he reprised his ‘Blade Runner’ role of Tyrell for a voiceover in a 1997 video game.
Shortly before he passed away, Joe completed a memoir titled ‘The Misery of Success’, which his family plan to publish later this year.
He is survived by sons Craig and Robert, brother David, and two grandchildren.
Those wishing to attend his funeral at Hollywood Forever Cemetery are asked to email JosephTurkel1927@gmail.com.

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Henry Golding ‘sounds nuts’ when he’s working on a script

OHMYGOSSIP — Henry Golding fears sounding “nuts” when he’s working on a film script.
The ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star often says his lines out loud when he’s reading dialogue for a new movie – but it can sometimes be an issue if he’s on a plane, as he isn’t always aware that he’s doing it.
He told Total Film: “I think we’re all a little kooky. We talk to ourselves more than we’d like to think, especially if I’m reading a script. I’ll be on an aeroplane, and I’ll catch myself saying it all out loud, in the cabin. And I’ve got my headphones on, so I have no idea how loud I’m being. People must think I’m nuts.”
Henry became a dad for the first time when his wife Liv Lo gave birth to their daughter Lyla in March 2021.
The actor admits fatherhood has totally changed him, explaining that his little girl has turned his life “on its head”.
He added: “She is the apple of our eyes. That’s pretty much the story now: baby talk and photos. My phone is full of photos of little babies.”
Liv grew up in Taiwan and previously lived in Singapore. But the yoga instructor is keen for her little girl to appreciate Asian culture, even though the family now live in the US.
She told People: “Just celebrating (our heritage) with my daughter, going to restaurants – she really loves Asian food. Reading books to her such as Eva Chen’s ‘I Am Golden’ … that highlights awareness that you can teach her at a young age. So I’m really happy that we already have these resources that I can tap into.”

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BBC want Holly Willoughby

OHMYGOSSIP — The BBC are hoping to “woo” Holly Willoughby away from ITV.
Bosses at the network are keen to sign up the ‘This Morning’ presenter to front more evening entertainment shows after she “hugely enjoyed” teaming up with Lee Mack on ‘Freeze The Fear With Wim Hof’ and are starting by commissioning a second season of the tough celebrity challenge show.
A source told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: “Bosses at the BBC want Holly to be theirs, it’s as simple as that, and they know she really enjoyed Freeze The Fear. If they can keep her sweet with programmes like that then they hope they can gradually woo her into the right thing.
“With the exception of ‘Strictly’ which is only on for a few months of the year, the Beeb struggle for big entertainment programmes, particularly those hosted by women.
“Holly is popular across generations – she appeals to young and old. To the BBC, she is an absolute gem, they want her and they will spend the money that they have to.
“Holly is very much aware and takes the view that she will go where the programmes are.
“So if the BBC get the shows right, it’s simple – they will get her.”
Meanwhile, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge Craig Revel Horwood recently admitted he’d love to see Holly and her ‘This Morning’ co-host Phillip Schofield take part in the dance contest.
Asked about his dream contestants, he said: “Oh, Phil would be fabulous. Phil and Holly. Absolutely. I’d love to see them on it. They’d be great bookings, wouldn’t they?
“The only thing is the timing because you literally need to have three months off. For people who are on news teams, like Dan Walker, who was still going in at 4am even after training until 10pm, it’s like torture. [‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter Susanna Reid] was the same. But oh my God, she was driven! She was a really good contestant but I don’t know how she did it. Her schedule was insane.”

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KeKe Palmer thrilled to work with Daniel Kaluuya on Nope

OHMYGOSSIP — KeKe Palmer has “always” wanted to work with Daniel Kaluuya.
The 28-year-old actress was delighted to be offered a role in Jordan Peele’s upcoming horror-thriller ‘Nope’ because it meant she had the chance to share the screen with the ‘Get Out’ actor.
She told People magazine: “I love Daniel, I’ve always wanted to work with him. It’s one thing to be like ‘Oh my gosh I’m going to be in Jordan Peele’s movie, but then I’m going to be in Jordan Peele’s movie that he’s doing again with Daniel!'”
Daniel became a household name thanks to his performance in ‘Get Out’ but KeKe knew the former ‘Skins’ actor would be a star long before then.
She said: “When I saw his episode of ‘Black Mirror’ I said he’s really good, like good for real. Acting acting.
“So when ‘Get Out’ came out I knew it was going to be good ’cause I was like, ‘They got the man from the Black Mirror episode!'”
Although KeKe and Daniel have become close friends now, the actress admitted it was hard to get to know her British co-star properly during filming because he was using an American accent.
She said: “Working with him was incredible. It’s funny, I got some of his personality when we were working but I really got his personality when he was able to use his accent.
“Most of the time [on set] he was speaking in an American accent, and that does, unfortunately, dull a little bit of your personality because you’re like in another language almost, so now that we’re going around, doing press together and hanging out, it’s like, ‘Oh I get to really see the way that you are.'”
The ‘Hustlers’ actress has long been a fan of horror films and she can’t wait for fans to see ‘Nope’ when it is released later this month.
She said: “It’s true what Jordan said, It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before.”

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Glenda Jackson recalls being warned about the movie industry

OHMYGOSSIP — Glenda Jackson was warned she’d be unlikely to find success as an actress until she was 40.
The 86-year-old Oscar-winning star studied her craft at the prestigious drama school RADA and though her teachers knew she had talent, they advised her that she wouldn’t get much work until later in her life because she’d be cast in “character” parts.
Glenda told The Big Issue: “When I left RADA the chief told me not to expect much work before I was 40 because I was essentially a character actress, and that seemed quite reasonable to me at the time.
“But when I left I got work immediately.
“However, after working quite assiduously for about two years, I then didn’t work in the theatre at all for another two years. That’s the theatre for you.
“So I didn’t have much money, but a very small amount of money meant you could still live in London in those days.”
Despite her success, the ‘Women in Love’ star never took it for granted that she’d continue to get work.
She said: “I never got to a point where I didn’t worry that I wouldn’t work as an actor again.
“I always felt that the last performance of whatever I was doing would be the last time I’d ever work.
“It’s a very overcrowded profession, particularly overcrowded if you’re a woman.
“Authors don’t find women that interesting.”
Glenda has the won Best Actress gong at the Oscars twice, for ‘Women in Love’ in 1969 and four years later for ‘A Touch of Class’.
But while critical acclaim is “nice”, it’s never been Glenda’s priority.
She said: “It was nice to win an Oscar. It’s nice for a role to be appreciated. But it’s the work that matters.
“Making ‘Women in Love’ was amazing. It was the first time I worked with Ken Russell and he was absolutely remarkable.
“I’ve been very lucky with the directors I’ve worked with.”

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