Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is hard at work on the eve of her 90th birthday, carrying out official engagements in Windsor. Royal watchers say despite her advancing years, she’s showing no signs of slowing down.
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Star Wars cast design their own BB-8s
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Mark Hamill have designed their own versions of BB-8 for a Great Ormond Street Hospital charity auction in London.
Prince was treated for overdose before death: TMZ
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Pop icon Prince was treated for a drug overdose in the week before his death on Thursday, entertainment website TMZ reported, citing multiple unnamed sources. The 57-year-old was treated at a hospital after his private jet made an unscheduled landing in Moline, Illinois last Friday following a gig in Atlanta, amid reports that he had been battling influenza. “Multiple sources in Moline tell us Prince was rushed to a […]
Jennifer Aniston named People’s ‘Most Beautiful’ Woman of 2016
JENNIFER Aniston was named People magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful Woman’ of 2016 on Wednesday (April 20), 12 years after she first won the honor. People also named the “Friends” star the most beautiful woman in 2004 when the TV comedy series was in its final season. Aniston, who last year married her second husband, actor Justin Theroux, said she started paying attention to her looks and her body early in her career after an agent told […]
Prince fans dance to his memory outside Harlem’s Apollo Theater
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — Prince fans gathered outside Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater shortly after the news broke on Thursday (April 21) that the innovative music superstar died in Minnesota at the age of 57. With a loudspeaker playing Prince songs, fans danced and sang Prince’s legendary hits like “Purple Rain” and “When the Doves Cry.” “I’m still a bit shocked, hurt, but I’m having some wonderful, wonderful fond memories of […]
‘Game of Thrones’ season six opener ends months of suspense
by Frankie TAGGART LOS Angeles, United States (AF) — It was a cliffhanger unparalleled since “who shot JR?” but 10 months of agony are finally over Sunday as “Game of Thrones” returns to reveal the fate of Jon Snow. The record-breaking fantasy serial ended its fifth season in June last year with the character stabbed and left for dead by mutinous followers, sparking intense debate about whether he really had met his end. With more […]
Music legend Prince dead at 57
by Frankie Taggart with Shaun Tandon in New York AFP — Prince, whose pioneering brand of danceable funk and virtuoso talents made him one of the most influential figures in music, died Thursday at his secluded compound in Minnesota. He was 57. The announcement came just a week after the enigmatic Grammy and Oscar winner — acclaimed for his guitar skills and soaring falsetto — was taken to hospital with a bad bout of influenza, […]
Chadleen in Washington DC for Operation Smile
A little girl from Mandaue, Cebu was born with an incredible gift of music but also with a birth defect called cleft palate. Here’s Chadleen’s miracle story. U.S. correspondent Eliza Manglicmot meets Chadleen in Washington D.C.
“Stepping Out” The musical ng Repertory Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Kung pag arte naman sa entablo ang nais ninyong mapanuod narito ang “Stepping Out,” the Musical, na inihahandog ng Repertory Philippines sa pangunguna ng direktor na si Jaime Del Mundo para sa ating lahat. Ito ay kinabibilangan ng mga kilalang aktress at mang- aawit sa teatro tulad nina Ms. Joy Virata, Angela Padilla at Cara Barredo. Kasama din nila sa “Stepping Out” sina Bituin Escalante, Nathalie Everette at marami pang iba. Ayon […]
Julie Anne San Jose, may “In Control” concert sa May 14
MANILa, Philippines — Ibabahagi sa atin ni Julie Anne San Jose ang mga nangyari sa buhay niya sa loob at labas ng show business sa bago niyang concert na “In Control”. Dahil na rin sa pagsusumikap, nakagawa siya ng pangalan bilang Asia’s Pop Sweetheart at nagkamit ng diamond record award at ang single niyang “I’ll Be There” ang nag-iisang certified Quadruple Platinum mula sa Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI). Tambak nga ang trabaho […]
Celebrities including Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis and Ethan Hawke bring films to the Tribeca Film Festvial
Nicole Kidman, Viola Davis and Ethan Hawke were among the celebrities who brought star power to the Tribeca Film Festival in New York over the weekend. On Friday, (April 15) Oscar winner Julianne Moore helped her director husband, Bart Freundlich, celebrate the world premiere of his film “Wolves” starring Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino and newcomer Taylor John Smith. The film set in the 70s, is centered around a high school basketball star and his family […]
‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star Doris Roberts dies at 90
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — Tributes poured in Monday for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has died aged 90. Roberts picked up best supporting actress four times in the early 2000s for her portrayal of Marie Barone, the mother of Ray Romano’s sportswriter character in the show, which ran for nine seasons. “Truly the end of an era,” said Patricia Heaton, who played Roberts’ TV daughter-in-law. […]
