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Ruth Madeley in Siân Heder’s Moving Bio-Drama

Ruth Madeley in Siân Heder’s Moving Bio-Drama

In the first and best of many late ‘70s needle drops that punctuate Being Heumann, the punchy guitar groove of Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger” starts out over a close-up of wheels turning on pavement before the camera pulls back to take in disability rights activist Judy Heumann, maneuvering her wheelchair around crowded city streets and refusing to be intimidated even when a bus driver is bearing down on her with his hand clamped on the vehicle’s horn.  As played here with an iron will and a take-charge attitude by British actress Ruth Madeley, Judy is a tenacious figure with uncommon gumption. But all the pluck and determination etched across her face don’t obscure the point of the opening sequence — to encapsulate the enormous challenges faced by people with disabilities in places with inadequate concern for accessibility. Being Heumann The Bottom Line Earnest but effective. Venue: Toronto International Film Festival (Gala Presentations — Opening Night)Release date: Friday, Nov. 6 (streaming Nov. 13)Cast: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O’Brien, Madeline Delp, Roberta Colindrez, Jon Beavers, Antwan Tolliver, …

What happened when Richard Madeley visited the world’s most dangerous prison in El Salvador

What happened when Richard Madeley visited the world’s most dangerous prison in El Salvador

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank, Arm Wrestling with Chas and Dave and Richard Madeley: Inside the World’s Mega Prison. They all sound like Alan Partridge’s TV pitches and yet, just two of them are. The third is an actual programme that aired on Channel 5 last night, presented by the closest real-life presenter we have to Steve Coogan’s comedy creation: Richard Madeley. The gloriously gaffe-prone broadcaster, who once told Russell Watson he thought his music was “a bit crap” and said “there are not many better things than seeing an older woman skipping”, headed to El Salvador for the documentary to visit CECOT – a 57-acre prison that’s considered to be the harshest and most controversial in the world. The largest maximum security prison in Latin America, CECOT can hold up to 40,000 inmates, all of whom will spend the rest …

Richard Madeley shares reason wife Judy Finnigan left television after 40 years

Richard Madeley shares reason wife Judy Finnigan left television after 40 years

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Richard Madeley has spoken about the reasons his wife and former co-presenter Judy Finnigan stepped down from a career in television. Madeley and Finnigan, who got married in 1986, presented together for decades on the ITV chat show This Morning and the Channel 4 series Richard and Judy. Finnigan, now 77, has largely stepped back from the world of TV, with her last regular hosting job alongside Madeley being the UKTV series Richard and Judy’s New Position, which ran from 2008 to 2009. (She subsequently served as a regular panellist on ITV’s Loose Women between 2014 and 2015, and has made a number of appearances elsewhere.) Speaking to The Telegraph, Madeley spoke about Finnigan’s decision to retire from regular TV presenting. Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley (Getty Images) “She’s fine,” he told the outlet. “We run the Richard and Judy Book …

Celebs Go Dating star James Haskell sheds light on relationship with ex-wife Chloe Madeley after ‘dark’ end to marriage

Celebs Go Dating star James Haskell sheds light on relationship with ex-wife Chloe Madeley after ‘dark’ end to marriage

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter James Haskell has opened up about his relationship with ex-wife Chloe Madeley after their marriage ended in an “awful” and “dark” way. In 2023, former rugby union player Haskell and personal trainer Madeley – the daughter of TV stars Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan – announced their relationship had come to an end in a joint statement. They married in 2018. At the time, they said they would not be revealing the reason for the split – but Madeley went on to call the months leading up to their separation “incredibly scary”, with Haskell claiming his drinking habits contributed to the break-up. James Haskell is ‘good friends’ with ex-wife Chloe Madeley (Getty Images / YouTube) Haskell has now said that Madeley is “a good friend”, adding: “We’re very transparent with each other.” “I feel lucky to have that kind of trust …

GMB host Richard Madeley fights back tears during tribute to ‘very good friend’

GMB host Richard Madeley fights back tears during tribute to ‘very good friend’

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Richard Madeley struggled to hold back tears on Good Morning Britain while paying tribute to a “very good friend” of 50 years who died last year. The presenter, 69, was co-hosting ITV’s daytime news show on Thursday (29 January) alongside Kate Garraway, where the presenting duo sat down to interview The Split star Stephen Mangan. As the conversation drew to a close, Madeley decided to pay tribute to television executive Stuart Prebble, who died in August aged 74 of pancreatic cancer. “I want to pay a short tribute to this interview without paying a very short tribute to a good friend of both of us: Stuart Prebble,” Madeley said, while fighting back tears. “I knew him for 50 years. He passed away [last] year.” Madeley explained that he and Mangan had met at the funeral, with the Green Wing star adding …