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Chrissie Hynde was more "embarrassed" by Pistol than anything she's ever done

5 January 2026

The Pretenders frontwoman has a prominent role in Danny Boyle's controversial mini-series about the Sex Pistols and she admitted she was left "mortified" by her depiction because she didn't have anywhere near as much involvement in the group as it seems.

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Gail Porter's daughter is "more like a mother" to her
	5 Jan: The 54-year-old presenter - who has 22-year-old Honey with ex-husband Dan Hipgrave - is always open with her child about the ups and downs she's experienced in her life and while she can behave like a "big child", her offspring keeps her on the right path.... more

Brigitte Bardot has been remembered as "a legend of the century"
	5 Jan: The And Got Created Woman actress passed away on Sunday (28.12.25) at the age of 91, and tributes have been flooding in for the iconic star, who quit acting at the age of 39 to focus on animal rights campaigning and political activism.... more

Melanie Watson has died
	5 Jan: The former child star - who was best known for her appearances as Kathy Gordon on Diff'rent Strokes - passed away at the age of 57 in Colorado Springs on Friday (26.12.25).... more

John Lydon expected "some kind of connection" with his former Sex Pistols bandmates after the death of his wife Nora
	5 Jan: The veteran rocker - who turns 70 next month - has not spoken to guitarist Steve Jones, bassist Glen Matlock or drummer Paul Cook in many years and his relationship with the rest of the group became even more frosty when they recently went back out on tour without him but Lydon has now admitted he expected his former friends to get in touch after he lost Nora.... more

Kim Kardashian has been criticised by PETA for buying her children a puppy each for Christmas

5 Jan: The Kardashians star bought four Pomeranians over the holidays so she could give one to each of her four children North, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, seven, and Psalm, six, who she shares with ex-husband Kanye West, while her sister Khloe Kardashian also purchased a black Labrador from a breeder as a present for her kids True, seven, and Tatum, three - but it's sparked a backlash from the animal rights charity who insisted the sisters should adopt not shop for animals.... more

Jacob Elordi and Sarah Snook win at Critics Choice Awards
	5 Jan: Australian actress Sarah Snook takes out Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television with All Her Fault while Australian Jacob Elordi takes out Best Supporting Actor for Frankenstein.... more

If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?
	1 Jan: TV adventurer Bear Grylls is famous for his survival hacks. But when it comes to rehydrating by drinking your own pee, was he right?... more

Miley Cyrus pitches her songwriting skills to legendary filmmakers and Hollywood stars at events to get involved in movies
	31 Dec 2025: The 33-year-old singer-songwriter scored the responsibility of making the credit song - Dream As One - for Avatar: Fire and Ash after she told the film's director, James Cameron, 71, that she was up for doing it at Disney's D23 Expo in August 2024.... more

Jamie Lee Curtis is glad she narrowly dodged fame as a child thanks to her late mom Janet Leigh
	31 Dec 2025: The 67-year-old Hollywood legend revealed she was asked to audition for the 1973 horror classic The Exorcist by its late director, Ray Stark - who was friends with her mom - but Janet refused because Jamie was only 12 at the time and wanted her to have a childhood.... more