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Ukraine’s 2022 Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra won the competition earlier this year (Eurovision 2022/PA)

BBC set to give update on Eurovision host city shortlist

An update on the Eurovision Song Contest host city shortlist is expected later today, according to the BBC.

Glenda Jackson has fondly remembered her experience of working with Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise (Ian West/PA)

Glenda Jackson recalls fond memories of working with Morecambe and Wise

Glenda Jackson has said she “loved” working with comedy duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise after she recalled fond memories of playing the role of Cleopatra on the pair’s comedy show.

Will Mellor has admitted he may attempt to flirt his way to success on Strictly Come Dancing (Ray Burmiston/PA)

Will Mellor admits he may attempt to flirt his way to Strictly success

Will Mellor has admitted he may attempt to flirt his way to success on Strictly Come Dancing.

Sherlock creator Steven Moffat defended the BBC in an interview with Radio Times (Ian West/PA)

Steven Moffat: The BBC will never be safe in the hands of the Government

Former Sherlock and Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has said the BBC “will never be safe in the hands of the government”.

First edition hardback of Harry Potter to be sold for up to £150,000 at auction

A first edition hardback copy of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone is expected to fetch up to £150,000 when it goes under the hammer in November.

ITV Christmas special Britain Get Singing to promote mental health awareness

ITV has announced a new 90-minute Christmas singing competition that will see celebrities face off against one another and showcase their vocal prowess.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Matt Goss has revealed he found “comfort” in judge Craig Revel Horwood’s comments (Ray Burmiston/PA)

Matt Goss found ‘great comfort’ in Craig Revel Horwood’s comments on Strictly

Matt Goss said he found “great comfort” in Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood after receiving some negative feedback following his first performance on the show.

Graham Norton declined the offer to jump the queue at the Queen’s lying in state (Ian West/PA)

Holly and Phil did nothing wrong by attending lying in state, says Graham Norton

Graham Norton has said he turned down a “queue jump ticket” to see the Queen’s lying in state but that This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby “did nothing wrong”.

Gareth Malone has revealed the lengths he went to in order to keep his participation in The Masked Dancer a secret (Ian West/PA)

Gareth Malone says he went to great lengths to keep The Masked Dancer a secret

Gareth Malone has said he lied to his parents and told them he was working with Tom Cruise in order to keep his participation in The Masked Dancer a secret.

Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington take to the Strictly floor (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)

Kaye Adams stepped ‘so far out of comfort zone’ during first Strictly live show

Loose Women star Kaye Adams has said she stepped “so far out of my comfort zone” during her live debut on Strictly Come Dancing while also revealing she has suffered her first injury.

Chris Kaba who was shot by armed officers from the Metropolitan Police at Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, south London (Inquest/PA)

Sky News faces Ofcom probe after Chris Kaba protest mistaken for royal mourners

Ofcom has launched an investigation after Sky News incorrectly described protests against the death of Chris Kaba as crowds paying tribute to the Queen.

The Crown: First trailer for season 5 shows ‘all-out war’ between Charles and Diana

The first trailer for The Crown season five has been released, showing an “all-out war” between King Charles III and Princess Diana.

Celebrity Hunters Jean Pascal Barbe, James Hey and Paul Cashmore (Peak Aid/PA)

Hunted stars scale Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 for cancer treatment

The stars of Channel 4’s Hunted are scaling Britain’s highest peaks to raise £50,000 to fund cancer treatment for their teammate’s wife.

Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter and Oliver Piotrowski announce baby’s gender

Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter and her fiance Oliver Piotrowski said they are “thrilled” as they announced they are expecting a baby boy.

Tess Daly: Strictly has shown the importance of on-screen representation

Tess Daly has said she feels Strictly Come Dancing has shown the importance of having on-screen representation as she recalled how “wonderful” it was for the show’s first all-male pairing to dance in the final last year.

Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll in Paris Blues, the film on which they met and began a lengthy affair that ended his first marriage

Sidney: Apple TV + Poitier documentary delves into a life that was dotted with firsts

WHEN Barack Obama presented Sidney Poitier with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, he noted: “It’s been said that Sidney Poitier does not make movies, he makes milestones. Milestones of artistic excellence, milestones of America’s progress.”

Lauren Laverne Jay Blades (Amanda Benson/BBC/PA)

Jay Blades on how The Repair Shop ‘fixed’ him after difficult childhood

Jay Blades has said The Repair Shop team “fixed” him by bringing him into another family after a difficult childhood which saw him experience neglect, racism and violence.

Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague (Ian West/PA)

Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury expecting first child

Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury have announced they are expecting their first child together.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby (PA)

Holly and Phil abuse ‘really damaging’ warns deputy Labour leader

Angela Rayner has expressed concern about the online abuse aimed at This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby.

The first live show of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing was watched by an average of 6.8 million viewers, according to overnight ratings (Guy Levy/BBC/PA)

Strictly Come Dancing first live show sees viewing numbers fall

The first live show of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing was watched by an average of 6.8 million viewers, according to overnight ratings.

“I was like, ‘I don’t need a publicist, I’m not a lead [in Shadow And Bone], I’m not even really in it that much’. Ultimately I was told to stop playing it down.” Danielle Galligan wears blazer; Mithridate. Jewellery, By Alona. Photo: Lee Malone.

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Shadow And Bone’s Danielle Galligan — ‘No one owes you anything in this world. One big success does not a career make’

How difficult is it for a professional actor to secure a home loan, I ask Danielle Galligan. She has relocated to Dublin, after a couple of years in London, with a desire to clamber on to the property ladder. “I did London,” she says. “I went, I saw, I got the T-shirt. I’m a homebird. I’m here for now and, in an ideal world, I’m trying to get a mortgage.”