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Ann’s AngleIf you’re a fan of ‘The Special One’, you will be thrilled to know since signing his Manchester United deal there will be three documentaries all about Jose Mourinho’s exciting football...
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Ann’s AngleSHE IS best known for her role in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, but the ever-versatile Claire Sweeney wowed audiences at the London Hippodrome last week with her own show, showing off her...
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Ann’s AngleIT’S always tough being the parent of a famous child, but Tony and Jackie Adams, better known as the parents of global superstar Victoria Beckham, tell me they could not be more proud....
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Ann’s AngleBasil Brush was first broadcast with the great magician David Nixon for his BBC show in 1967. So to celebrate 50 years on TV the little fox – who was based on the film...The post Ann’s Angle...
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Ann’s AngleSINCE winning the BBC New Comedy Award for Stand-up as well as City Life Best Newcomer of the Year in 2001, Alan Carr has become one of the hottest comedy stars in Britain. Alan,...The post...
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Ann’s AngleCoronation Street actor Bruno Langley is best known for playing Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap, but he’s also about to show off his singing and songwriting skills. The 33-year-old actor has...
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Ann’s AngleVincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have created their most moving production yet as they prepare to dance in their final theatre tour. Twenty years of dancing together has seen them become...
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Ann’s AngleIt’s all change at Strictly Come Dancing as head judge Len Goodman, who has been a major part of the show since its inception in 2004, has announced that the next series of the BBC...The...
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Ann’s AngleFANS of the legendary rocker Joe Brown who enjoyed hits with ‘A Picture Of You’, ‘It Only Took A Minute’ and ‘That’s What Love Will Do’ will be thrilled to know he is back on...The post...
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Ann’s AngleKIKI Dee is a star and also someone I can call a good friend from way back while working and performing in Bradford. It was great to hear her new BBC Radio 2 shows which...The post Ann’s...
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Ann’s AngleMICHAEL GRECO, the former EastEnders actor who played Beppe Di Marco in the soap, is now back on stage in the musical Exposure at the St James Theatre, London. He told me: “I was...The post...
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Ann’s AngleI have sad news to report – my good friend, singer/actor Ricci Martin, son of singing legend Dean Martin, recently passed away. I was fortunate to meet and interview Ricci many times. He...
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Ann’s AngleKEN WHARFE, for many years a member of Scotland Yard’s elite Royalty Protection Department, was the late Princess of Wales’s police protection officer from 1987 to 1993. He has written a new...
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Ann’s AngleFormer X Factor runner-up Andy Abraham is set to star in panto in Carlisle. Andy will be playing the henchman Fleshcreep in the show, and tells me that he will still watch this year’s...The...
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Ann’s AngleThe Games may have come to an end, but that didn’t stop the celebrations from continuing. Proof that we all enjoyed the recent Rio Olympics is in the ratings and the BBC are confident...The...
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Ann’s AngleEamonn Holmes is to step down as anchor of Sky News’ breakfast show, Sunrise. He told me the reason was simple: “I have been getting up at 4am for over 30 years now, and...The post Ann’s...
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Ann’s AngleI recently filmed a very special audience with the great Tony Christie at Westminster Live Studios in London. In even better news the chart-topper and much-loved musician Tony will bring his...
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Ann’s AngleThe brilliant Jimmy Cricket headlined the bill at the Leeds City Varieties’ Good Old Days show last week, to a full house and a standing ovation. Jimmy told me backstage: “I love playing...
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Ann’s AngleIf you were a fan of Boyzone and Westlife then you will love the fact that Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy have joined forces to create Boyzlife. They have organised a nationwide tour,...
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Ann’s AngleNBC royal reporter and entertainment guru Neil Sean has launched his first children’s book, based on the many hours that he stands outside the famous door of 10 Downing Street. Called ‘The...
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Ann’s AngleVeteran US rocker Suzi Quatro has announced that she’ll be heading down under once again in February 2017, and then planning some mega UK dates too. Suzi, who shot to fame in the early...The...
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Ann’s AngleA huge treat at the famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London last week, where a select audience were privy to a wonderful evening of fun and laughter starring the legendary Michael...
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Ann’s AngleThe creator of Dad’s Army, Jimmy Perry OBE, recently passed away aged 93 after a brief illness. Perry’s work on the show – along with that of the producer, David Croft – created one...
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Ann’s AngleSir Tim Rice has given us some of the most brilliant musicals over the past three decades, from Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita to The Lion King. Sir Tim’s latest film venture stars...
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Ann’s AngleSir Roger Moore, the ever-charming former 007, is off on the road with a new book and stage tour. Sir Roger, famous for roles in The Saint, The Persuaders, and of course James Bond,...The...
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Ann’s AngleHe is the man whose face probably comes to mind if one is asked to think of a fictional TV vicar. Actor Frank Williams first put on his dog collar to play the part...The post Ann’s Angle...
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Ann’s AngleDame Sian Phillips, who stars in ITV 3’s ‘Lewis’, tells me: “By the time I was six years old, I knew I wasn’t going to do any of those things suggested for me. “I...The post Ann’s Angle...
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Ann’s AngleI was lucky enough to meet a sports legend in the shape of Jamie Murray OBE, brother of Wimbledon champ Andy, who tells me: “I have had a great year, and of course my brother...The post...
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Ann’s AngleFORMER Collabro star Richard Hadfield tells me that he left the band because of a slight feud with his bandmates over his solo music. The singer has declared it was a “shame” to end...
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Ann’s AngleEllie Goulding is too busy with tour duties to think about new music. The British singer has become a global star thanks to hits like Anything Could Happen and Love Me Like You Do, and...The...
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Ann’s AngleSTRICTLY’S Brendan Cole, now back on tour, tells me his least favourite partner on the dancefloor was 60s songbird Lulu. “Total nightmare for me, and basically we did just not get along,...
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Ann’s AngleLOCAL author Neil Sean has launched his latest book, ‘I Met Marilyn’ based on his many interviews with famous faces who knew, worked or met movie icon Marilyn Monroe. He told me: “The...
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Ann’s AngleCELEBRATING the life and music of the legendary Matt Monro, The Matt Monro Story is an inspired and unforgettable show. It’s a unique evening of music, warmth and love, keeping the memory of...
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Ann’s AngleVeteran broadcaster Tony Blackburn has returned to BBC radio, announcing: “Good Lord, I’m back.” Tony told me that: “I have had a difficult year personally, but I’m pleased to be returning...
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Ann’s AngleI popped along to the Wakefield Theatre Royal recently to see the wonderful Cannon & Ball in their first play, which is set behind-the-scenes at a run-down theatre. They find themselves...
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Ann’s AngleIf like me you loved hit shows like The Comedians, and the Wheeltapper and Shunters Social Club with Bernard Manning, Colin Crompton and Charlie Williams, then we have one man to thank for...
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Ann’s AngleBucks Fizz have turned down £1million to patch up their long-standing rift with former bandmate Bobby G for a TV reunion. Eighties icons Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston were given the...
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Ann’s AngleRussell Brand has left his manager John Noel after 15 years to move to Hannah Chambers Management. Russell tells me: “It’s all change, I have a brand-new tour, new baby, and of course...
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Ann’s AngleActress Tamzin Outhwaite tells me she loves the twists and turns her career has taken since leaving EastEnders. “I think it’s always a risk, but now I’m playing comedy in the BBC Two...
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Ann’s AngleWynne Evans, principal tenor with the Welsh National Opera but more widely known as Gio Compario, the star of the long-running Go Compare TV ads, will appear at Huddersfield Town Hall next...
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Ann’s AngleSir David Jason is to release a second autobiography following the success of 2013’s My Life, which has sold more than half a million copies to date. My Lives will be released in...
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Ann’s AngleOver to Leicester Square in London, where I was attending the world premiere of the brilliant new wartime film from Bill Kenwright, ‘Another Mother’s Son’, starring the wonderful actress...
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Ann’s AngleI HEAR that Nigel Farage had been hoping for a six-figure memoir deal from HarperCollins for his book – but he is way too polite to reveal figures. He admits: “It will tell about...The post...
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Ronan’s great rollercoaster rideRonan Keating may have just landed the biggest role of his acting career, alongside actress and TV favourite Jenny Seagrove in the new Bill Kenwright movie ‘Another...
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Ann meets hot new starBulgarian actor Julian Kostov, currently starring as Bill, in the new Bill Kenwright movie Another Mother’s Son tells me that he could have easily also been in the BBC hit show...
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Ann’s AngleI enjoyed a glittering red carpet reception at the star studded-opening night of 42nd Street alongside HRH Duchess of Cambridge – but the real star of the night was Sheena Easton. Playing...
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Ann’s AngleI was lucky enough to meet not one but two EastEnders legends while at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane recently – the brilliant Anita Dobson and Bonnie Langford who currently plays Carmel in...
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Ann’s AngleMeeting music producer Pete Waterman is meeting someone who has shaped the charts for years. But as he told me: “Now Steps are back with a new single and album people like pop again,...The...
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Ann’s AngleCurrently starring in the hit musical 42nd Street, actor Bruce Montague received hundreds of letters from viewers and even marriage proposals while on 70s TV classic Butterflies. Between...
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Ann’s AngleOliver Thompsett has played a host of leading roles in the West End – Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls, Galileo in We Will Rock You, Drew in Rock of Ages, Fiyero in Wicked and...The post...
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