Johnny Briggs is dead at 85: Coronation Street star who played Mike Baldwin for 30 years dies

Soap legend Johnny Briggs is dead at 85: Coronation Street star who played Mike Baldwin for 30 years dies at home By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 10:50 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 11:20 GMT, 28 February 2021 Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs who played Mike Baldwin for 30 years on the soap has died … Read more

Johnny Briggs is dead at 85: Coronation Street star who played Mike Baldwin for 30 years dies

Soap legend Johnny Briggs is dead at 85: Coronation Street star who played Mike Baldwin for 30 years dies at home By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 10:50 GMT, 28 February 2021 | Updated: 11:01 GMT, 28 February 2021 Coronation Street star Johnny Briggs who played Mike Baldwin for 30 years has died aged 85.  The … Read more

Sue Johnston is cast as Sean Bean’s mother – 30 years after she played his lover

The last time they appeared on screen together, Sue Johnston and Sean Bean were lovers. Now, 30 years on, they have been cast as mother and son – prompting the actress to hit out at the sexism facing older women in showbusiness. ‘That’s what happens to actresses in the theatre or TV business,’ she complained. … Read more

Sue Johnston is cast as Sean Bean’s mother – 30 years after she played his lover

The last time they appeared on screen together, Sue Johnston and Sean Bean were lovers. Now, 30 years on, they have been cast as mother and son – prompting the actress to hit out at the sexism facing older women in showbusiness. ‘That’s what happens to actresses in the theatre or TV business,’ she complained. … Read more

Hal Holbrook, who played Mark Twain for over 60 years, passes away at 90

Oscar nominated actor Hal Holbrook, who famously played Deep Throat in All the President’s Men, has died aged 95.  The beloved star passed away at his home in Beverly Hills on January 23, his personal assistant Joyce Cohen confirmed to The New York Times on Monday.  Over the course of his successful six-decade career, Hal earned five Emmy Awards, a … Read more

Hal Holbrook, who played Mark Twain for over 60 years, passes away at 90

Hal Holbrook, who played Mark Twain for over 60 years, along with Deep Throat, Abraham Lincoln and other iconic characters, passes away at 90 By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:03 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 07:03 GMT, 2 February 2021 Iconic character actor Hal Holbrook, whose iconic characters he’s portrayed includes Mark Twain, … Read more

Bridgerton Prince Friedrich played Cormac McLaggen in Harry Potter franchise

‘I knew he looked familiar!’: Bridgerton fans are stunned after spotting Prince Friedrich played Cormac McLaggen in Harry Potter franchise By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 21:42 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 21:43 GMT, 14 January 2021 It was revealed Bridgerton’s leading man Regé-Jean Page had a brief cameo in Harry Potter and the … Read more

My Aunt Peggy found Britain’s biggest haul of buried treasure – now she’s being played by Lily James

In the summer of 1939, a former milkman turned self-taught archaeologist called Basil Brown plunged a spade into the side of a large mound at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk. He had been hired by Edith Pretty, the wealthy widow who owned the mound, to see if there was anything inside. Possibly he might find a … Read more

More than 50% of Americans played video games out of boredom during the first phase of lockdowns

More than half of Americans faced coronavirus-fueled cabin fever last year by playing video games. SuperData, a Nielsen company, reports 55 percent of people turned to console, PC and mobile games during the first phase of COVID-19 lockdowns. Video games and interactive media generated $139 billion in 2020, a 12 percent spike, with digital games … Read more

Bridgerton fans go WILD as they spot Violet is played by Tracy Beaker’s mum actress

‘She WAS a famous actress after all!’ Bridgerton fans go WILD as they spot Violet is played by Tracy Beaker’s mum – and joke the fostered fantasist wasn’t lying about her job By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline Published: 07:40 GMT, 31 December 2020 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 31 December 2020 Bridgerton has become an instant … Read more