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Carey Mulligan the blonde bombshell lets her hair down at Cannes (and even flashes a hint of side boob)
They play star crossed lovers on-screen and on Wednesday Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan looked every inch the golden couple as they graced the red carpet at the Cannes Opening Ceremony.Carey looked stunning in a plunging pink satin gown and the 27-
Where are they now? Five female faces who disappeared from our screens
Kate Adie with fellow news-broadcaster Moira Stewart at Buckingham Palace in 2004 for an event saluting women in public life. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Just 18% of on-air presenters in their over 50s are women, new figures have revealed. So while Da
Just 18% of UK television presenters over 50 are women, study finds
Anna Ford, the former newsreader, queried BBC contracts for 'charming dinosaurs' David Dimbleby and John Simpson. 'I fail to see any woman of the same age, the same intelligence and the same rather baggy looks.' Photograph: Rex Features Fewer than one in
Benedict Cumberbatch's Star Trek villain speaks with the voice of reason
Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison, in Star Trek Into Darkness. Photograph: Zade Rosenthal/AP This week, Benedict Cumberbatch has been basking in praise for his portrayal of the villain, John Harrison, in JJ Abrams' new film, Star Trek Into Darkness –
Rory McGrath arrested on suspicion of drunken assault
Rory McGrath, who grew up in Redruth, Cornwall Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Comic Rory McGrath has been arrested on suspicion of a drunken assault against a couple. Police were called to reports that a man had assaulted a man and a woman at
KRISTEN STEWART'S MUM WINS RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST NEIGHBOUR
KRISTEN STEWART's moviemaker mum has won a restraining order against a neighbour. Jules Mann Stewart claims 61-year-old Sue Bemi has started harassing her amid reports the screenwriter and director is illegally keeping wolves as pets in her home. In cour
LENNY HENRY BLASTS BAFTA TV AWARDS OVER LACK OF BLACK NOMINEES
Comic LENNY HENRY has accused bosses of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) TV Awards of failing to recognise talented black Brits. Stars including Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith, Steve Coogan and Ben Whishaw were honoured in the actin
KANYE WEST'S NEW SUPERCAR CRUSHED BETWEEN GIRLFRIEND'S GATES
KANYE WEST's bad week got worse on Tuesday (14May13) when his new supercar got crushed between the gates at KIM KARDASHIAN's home. The rapper was left nursing a bruised ego and head over the weekend (11-12May13) when he walked straight into a signpost in
PHIL LYNOTT'S STATUE UNDERGOING REPAIRS FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE
A life-size sculpture of tragic THIN LIZZY rocker PHIL LYNOTT is undergoing restoration after it was severely damaged by hooligans in Dublin, Ireland last week (begs06May13). Two men were arrested on Friday (10May13) after confessing to accidentally knoc
MAN BOOKED FOR TRESPASS AFTER SWIMMING NEAR TAYLOR SWIFT'S HOME
A swimmer has been booked for trespassing after drifting too close to TAYLOR SWIFT's beachside home during a midnight dip. The unnamed man was taken in by cops in the early hours of Wednesday morning (15May13) after he was spotted by the pop star's secur
SNAPPERS DEMAND END TO BEYONCE BAN
Bosses of a photographers' union have written to BEYONCE's publicists urging them to drop a ban on snappers covering her current world tour. The former Destiny's Child singer is in Europe for a series of concerts as part of her Mrs. Carter Show trek, but
The Big Reunion Tour – review
Lots of fun to be had … Atomic Kitten. Photograph: Kieron McCarron/ITV / Rex Featur ITV2's The Big Reunion stripped back the sequins and perma-smiles of seven bands languishing on pop's scrapheap. Its ratings success meant a one-off live show snowballed
Britney Spears on future life as a mother: "I want a baby girl!"
It seems like things could be moving very fast for Britney Spears and her new man David Lucado. They've only been dating for a matter of weeks but it seems being part of a hot new couple has made Britney broody. The singer, 31, would like to pop out anot
The Great Gatsby cast arrive in France to show off their fame before the Cannes Film Festival
IT'S JUST TOO EXCITING - the Cannes Film Festival has almost begun and a plethora of Hollywood stars have descended on the South of France. This means there's potential for plenty of side/centre/top/underboob and wardrobe malfunctions over the next few d
Rod Stewart once lured beauty back to hotel room before discovering she was a he
Rod Stewart has admitted he once lured a blonde beauty back to his hotel room – only to discover she was a he. The rocker, 68, told US radio host Howard Stern that his Faces band-mates, who include Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, had set him up in
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