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Polly Walker "didn't anticipate" the success of 'Bridgerton'

25 February 2021

The 54-year-old actress plays Lady Portia Featherington in the hit Netflix period drama but revealed that she wasn't sure the show would be a success, because she tries not to have any expectations about the projects she works on

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Demi Lovato wanted to share the story of her near-fatal overdose to be a “role model” to others struggling with addiction
	25 Feb: The 28-year-old singer will tell all about her 2018 overdose in her upcoming YouTube Originals docuseries, ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil’, and has now said the reason she agreed to film a documentary on the subject was because she wanted to show people how she overcame her “deepest darkest struggles”... more

Demi Lovato went skydiving on a date - because her "ego" wouldn't let her admit she was terrified
	25 Feb: The 'Skyscraper' hitmaker had been invited to Hawaii by a new partner and once on the trip, he sprung a "surprise" on her with the parachute jump, and though she was "scared", she still went through with the jump... more

Sienna Miller thinks it’s “astounding” Chadwick Boseman was able to make ’21 Bridges’ while battling cancer
	25 Feb: The 39-year-old actress “would never have known” her co-star – who died last summer – was ill when they were shooting the movie in 2018, but with hindsight she can understand why he was so thin and tired, and she recalled how they said a “real goodbye” at the end of filming... more

Prince William has revealed that Prince Philip is doing "OK" in hospital
	24 Feb: The Duke of Cambridge said that doctors are "keeping an eye" on his grandfather after he was admitted to hospital on a "precautionary measure" last week, and gave a reassuring wink when asked about his health... more

Jo Whiley found it "emotional" seeing her sister after she tested positive for COVID-19
	24 Feb: The BBC Radio 2 DJ revealed her sister, Frances - who has learning disabilities and diabetes - tested positive for COVID-19 last week after an outbreak in her care home, and Jo has now said she welled up after spotting her sister waving from her hospital window... more

Hugh Bonneville doesn't believe Harvey Weinstein's films should be ignored in the wake of his imprisonment because the producer created some "memorable art"

24 Feb: The 57-year-old actor believes that art should exist for what it is and that people's work should be considered outside of any controversial views they have or any wrongdoings they may commit, citing the disgraced producer - who is currently in jail for rape and sexual assault and has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women - as an example of how it is possible to appreciate someone's craft without condoning their views or actions... more

Kate Winslet took home the sink from ‘Mildred Pierce’
	24 Feb: The Oscar-winning actress – who has Mia, 20, and Joe, 16, from her previous marriages and Bear, seven, with husband Ned Rocknroll – loves taking souvenirs from the sets she’s worked on, and while many stars settle on a costume or accessory, the 45-year-old star loves furnishings... more

Miley Cyrus has a new dog
	24 Feb: The 'Wrecking Ball' hitmaker was left devastated in January when her "best friend", pitbull mix Mary Jane died of cancer, but she's now adopted a new pooch, who she named Angel in tribute to her deceased canine companion... more

Katy Perry used to want twins
	24 Feb: The 'Teenage Dream' hitmaker now thinks she was "crazy" to have wanted two babies at the same time after becoming a mother to her daughter Daisy - who she has with fiance Orlando Bloom - last August... more