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Sara Cox announced as Scott Mills’ replacement on BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Sara Cox announced as Scott Mills’ replacement on BBC Radio 2 breakfast show

Published by Daniella Wilson

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 Sara Cox has been announced as the replacement for Scott Mills on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. The news was confirmed just under a month after Mills was fired from his popular slot following allegations about his personal conduct, bringing an end to his three-decade career with the BBC. Cox, who until now had been hosting the station’s weekday teatime show between 4pm to 7pm, will being presenting the breakfast show to its weekly 6.5 million listeners this summer. Sara Cox will be the new presenter on BBC Radio 2’s Breakfast Show (Getty) In a statement, the radio host, 51, said: “There are not enough adjectives to really sum up how I’m feeling about being trusted with such an iconic show but let’s start with ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed. “It’s been a dream to host the Breakfast Show since …

Storage Wars star lashes out at ‘cyberbullies’ who ‘tormented’ Darrell Sheets before his death

Storage Wars star lashes out at ‘cyberbullies’ who ‘tormented’ Darrell Sheets before his death

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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 Darrell Sheets’s Storage Wars co-star René Nezhoda has shared a powerful warning after Sheets’s death Wednesday. Sheets was found dead at the age of 67 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, from an apparent suicide. Nicknamed “The Gambler,” Sheets appeared in dozens of episodes over 15 seasons of the A+E Networks reality show and was known for his rivalry with Nezhoda. However, in a video shared to Instagram in the wake of Sheets’s death, Nezhoda spoke about the mutual respect they shared. “He was a very hard worker that cared more than anyone I’ve ever met about their family, about his son, about Zoe [his granddaughter], pretty much [all the] people in his life,” the Storage Wars star said. René Nezhoda (left) claimed his ‘Storage Wars’ co-star Darrell Sheets had been facing intense cyberbullying before his death (rbargainhunters/Instagram/Getty) Sheets and his then-wife, …

The Boys co-stars Jack Quaid and Claudia Doumit marry in tiny Australian farming town with Kevin Costner and Tom Hanks among guests

The Boys co-stars Jack Quaid and Claudia Doumit marry in tiny Australian farming town with Kevin Costner and Tom Hanks among guests

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more The Boys stars Jack Quaid and Claudia Doumit have reportedly married in an intimate, star-studded ceremony in a small Australian farming town. Quaid, 33, and Doumit, 34, were first linked back in June 2022 after meeting on the set of Amazon Prime Video’s satirical superhero television series. Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported the news Monday that the couple had married at Mona Farm — a five-star hotel and 124-acre estate located in Braidwood, New South Wales. The town is home to fewer than 1,800 residents. “Braidwood itself has been one of NSW’s best-kept secrets,” Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Mayor Kenrick Winchester told the publication. “It is a great little town, only an hour to the beach and an hour to an international airport. Outside …

LaToya Jackson reveals why sister Janet isn’t in the Michael biopic

LaToya Jackson reveals why sister Janet isn’t in the Michael biopic

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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 LaToya Jackson has addressed why her sister Janet Jackson is not in the controversial new biopic about their late brother Michael. Janet and Michael’s daughter Paris were both absent from Monday’s premiere of Michael, directed by Antoine Fuqua. LaToya revealed on the red carpet that Janet turned down the opportunity to participate or be portrayed in the movie about the late superstar. “I wish everybody was in the movie,” LaToya, 69, told Variety at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. “She was asked and she kindly declined so you have to respect her wishes.” Michael, which was approved and financed by the late singer’s estate, follows the singer from becoming a household name during his childhood until the height of his fame in 1988 — which has sparked backlash as the film does not confront the child abuse allegations against him before …

Meet the AI influencers taking over Coachella – worth millions and replacing the real thing

Meet the AI influencers taking over Coachella – worth millions and replacing the real thing

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Posing in front of Coachella Festival’s iconic Ferris wheel, Aitana Lopez looks like the epitome of California cool. Her long hair is expertly tousled and dyed a soft shade of pink. The Indio sunlight catches on her boho-style belt, and the fringing on her suede outfit seems to dance in the wind. She’s even managed to grab a branded cupholder from Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner’s rhode skin x 818 tequila collaboration, an influencer must-have at the first weekend of the festival. Not that Aitana would have much use for either a lip balm or a glass of tequila, though. Because Aitana, who boasts 392,000 followers, doesn’t really exist. She is an AI-generated influencer – or, as her Instagram bio puts it, a “digital …

7 Up: ‘Greatest series ever’ ending after 70 years

7 Up: ‘Greatest series ever’ ending after 70 years

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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 It’s the end of an era: 7 Up, the experimental documentary series that charted the lives of people from childhood to adulthood, is ending after 70 years. Just 10 years after television sets became a living room staple, ITV committed to a groundbreaking project – to document the lives of a set of children as seven-year-olds and to revisit them in a new series every seven years. Viewers have seen the subjects grow up to become adults who experience marriage, divorce and bereavement, and the resulting series have been regularly named the greatest, most influential documentaries ever made. But the next instalment, following the subjects as pensioners and retirees, will be the end of the journey. 70 Up will see them reflect on their triumphs, their trials and tribulations – and what happened to their hopes and dreams. The final series will …

Charli XCX declares ‘the dancefloor is dead’ as she announces rock album

Charli XCX declares ‘the dancefloor is dead’ as she announces rock album

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Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This It’s official: Brat is out and rock is in, according to Charli XCX. The “360” singer, 33, announced that she’s finishing work on her eighth album – and she’s done a musical 180. “I think the dance floor is dead,” she said in a new cover interview with British Vogue for its May issue. “So now we’re making rock music.” While the Brit Award winner, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, didn’t share a release date, the interview stated that she was completing the project last month. Charli XCX on the cover of British Vogue (Vogue) Charli became a global phenomenon during the release of her sixth album Brat, with its instantly recognisable lime green cover and party girl theme capturing the zeitgeist of 2024. She took home British Album of the Year at the Brit Awards in 2025, as well as two Grammys and …

American Music Awards nominations: Taylor Swift leads as British artists make their mark

American Music Awards nominations: Taylor Swift leads as British artists make their mark

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Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Taylor Swift leads the nominations for this year’s American Music Awards (AMAs) with eight nods. The 36-year-old is in contention for major awards, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl, released last October, and Song of the Year for her lead single, The Fate Of Ophelia. Swift, who holds the record for most AMA wins with 40, also received nods for Best Pop Album, Best Music Video, Song of the Summer, Best Pop Song, and Best Female Pop Artist. Taylor Swift is the most successful artist in AMA history (Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott) Country star Morgan Wallen, US pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter, New York-born singer Sombr, and British artist Olivia Dean each garnered seven nominations. Dean is the most nominated British act, having won four Brit Awards this year. Dean …