TV tonight: who was the real Jayne Mansfield? Her daughter tells all
A touching, beautiful film that takes us back to Hollywood's golden age. TV actor Mariska Hargitay was only three years old when her 34-year-old mother Jayne Mansfield died. Deprived of any memories, she goes in search of the real Jayne – away from the sex symbol – via inherited belongings, home movies and never-before-seen photos, visiting the now demolished 'pink palace' and speaking with her siblings properly for the first time. Hollie Richardson
6pm, BBC Two
The 1985 Live Aid concert was a whopping 16 hours long, but the anniversary package is a mere seven. The early acts underline how many mainstream white artists played, with Status Quo, Led Zeppelin and Phil Collins all turning out. The less often-seen backstage footage should be richer. Jack Seale
9pm, ITV2
There's much buzz around Love Island this summer. Sadly, it's centred entirely on the ratings hit that is the seventh US season, while the 12th series of its UK sibling trundles along with little fanfare, despite being hosted by Maya Jama. Still, there are worse ways to spend a Saturday night, aren't there? Right?! Hannah J Davies
9.40pm, BBC One
Lee Mack's popular sitcom reaches its penultimate chapter, with the final ever episode airing next week. As they continue to muddle through post-kids life, Lee (Mack) and Lucy (Sally Bretton) become extras playing elves in TV series Dragon Castle. Cue the usual high-jinks. HR
10.40pm, ITV1
Differences between the UK and US legal systems are highlighted, as agents Anderson (Noah Emmerich) and Okoye (Angel Coulby) investigate the disappearance of the Oxford-student son of a high profile American (Uma Thurman). Namely, it's a pacing issue: 'I've been here for three days,' says Anderson. 'All I've seen you do is release people.' Ellen E Jones
11.45pm, ITV1
In this inspiring and sweet documentary, the nicest guy in football, Ian Wright, helps to launch the first ever girls' under-14 team at his Lewisham childhood club that he owes his career to. It's not just about finding 'the next big thing,' he says – it's simply to give girls the opportunity to play. HR
Oppenheimer, out now, Netflix
After its extraordinary theatrical run and silverware haul, it's safe to assume that everyone who wants to watch Oppenheimer has already watched it. But even after all the ballyhoo about seeing it on the big screen, Christopher Nolan's film loses very little impact on TV. It's still a total marvel, turning a bog-standard biopic into a puzzlebox of clashing timelines. It's still masterly to look at, transforming the planes of Cillian Murphy's face into grand topography. Best of all, we get to see what Robert Downey Jr looks like when he really puts his all into acting. A must watch. Stuart Heritage
A Man Called Otto, 9pm, Channel 4
His days as the do-no-wrong king of Hollywood behind him, Tom Hanks has long since settled into a much more rewarding second act. He writes books. He's become a Wes Anderson day-player. And, more importantly, he gets to star in films like A Man Called Otto. Hanks plays a bitter old crank who plans to kill himself, only to be shaken out of his stupor when he begins to integrate with his neighbours. It's a hard role to pull off – lean too hard one way and you become repellant, lean too hard the other and you become unpleasantly sentimental – but Hanks gets it exactly right. SH
Cycling:Tour de France, noon, TNT Sport 1 The eighth stage of the men's race. The ninth stage starts on Sunday from noon, with coverage continuing throughout the week.
Tennis: Wimbledon 2025, 11am, BBC Two Penultimate day of this year's tournament, with the women's singles final. The men's singles final is on Sunday from 4pm on BBC One.
Test Cricket: England v India, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event The third day of the Third Test in the five-match series from Lord's.Tomorrow's play starts at 10.15am.
International Rugby: Argentina v England, 8.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event The second test from estadio San Juan del Bicentenario.
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How to watch the Live Aid 1985 concert in full online
Taking place on Saturday, July 13, 1985, the two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative raised funds for the relief of the 1983 to 1985 famine in Ethiopia. It was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure and raised millions. With the event marking its 40th birthday, you may be wondering if it is available to watch in full. Here is all to know. Top 10 British Albums How to watch the Live Aid 1985 concert in full online The full Live Aid concert from 1985 is not easy to watch in full, but can be found online. The Internet Archive website has the full 16-hour broadcast, with the full show also available on DVD. On YouTube, you can find various clips and full performances too. The Live Aid channel will be airing 10 hours of highlights in a live-streamed event at noon in the UK on Sunday, July 13. The BBC has also released a documentary series on BBC iPlayer marking the 40th anniversary titled Live Aid at 40: When Rock 'n' Roll Took on the World. It has behind-the-scenes stories and exclusive interviews include iconic figures such as Bob Geldof, Bono and Sting. Emma Hindley, BBC Commissioning Editor, said: "The series takes the audience on an irresistible and entertaining ride through the 40 years since the biggest live concert ever was shown on TV. "Featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with an array of stars of rock & pop, Live Aid at 40 revels in the music, unravels the politics and explores the legacy of Live Aid." BBC to air extended highlights of Live Aid concert For the first time since the 1985 concert, the BBC will also air extended highlights from the 16 hours of music. Live Aid: The Concert will give viewers a chance to relive more than six-and-a-half hours of extended highlights of the London and Philadelphia concerts. This week marks 40 years since Live Aid, the legendary 1985 concert that brought the world together to fight famine in Ethiopia. Simple Minds played in Philadelphia, introduced by Jack Nicholson, in front of nearly 2 billion TV viewers in over 150 countries.#LiveAid40 — Simple Minds (@simplemindscom) July 10, 2025 There will also be backstage footage, including interviews with iconic names such as Bono, Brian May, David Bowie, Roger Daltrey, Spandau Ballet and Sting. Recommended reading: Jonathan Rothery, Head of BBC Popular Music TV, said: 'This summer we're delighted to be giving viewers a chance to relive one of the biggest concerts in history for the first time on TV since it was originally broadcast on the BBC. "By providing more than six-and-a-half hours of footage that was captured on the day Live Aid took place, we want viewers to feel transported back to 1985, and to enjoy all those classic songs that we all still know and love to this day, as they were performed on that stage.' Live Aid: The Concert will be on BBC Two in two parts on Saturday, July 12, with part one from 6pm to 9.15pm and part two following from 9.25pm to 1.05am on Sunday.
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Johnny Gaudreau's sister opens up on wedding anxiety as she ties the knot one year after ex-NHL star and brother died on eve of her ceremony
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He was born into a life of privilege, but behind the scenes Julian McMahon's family was fractured after his socialite mother left him with the nanny and cut off ties with his sister
Julian McMahon was born into a life of privilege before going on to become a huge Hollywood star. The Nip/Tuck actor, who tragically died last week following a battle with cancer, was the son of a former Australian prime minister, Sir William McMahon, and heiress, socialite and fashion icon, Sonia Hopkins. Doors opened for tall, dark and handsome Julian as soon as he finished school at prestigious Sydney Grammar. But what many don't know is how fractured the McMahon family was behind the scenes. Sonia was left a widow in 1988, when her husband, who she married in 1965 when she was 33 and he was 57, died in his sleep at the age of 80. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Once considered the queen bee of the socialite scene, Sonia was every inch the devoted wife. So much so, she left her children in the care of a nanny in Sydney to move to Canberra to support her husband's political career. Sonia and William lived at The Lodge from March 1971 to December 1972 while he served as prime minister. The pair made quite the splash during his time in the top job, including a shock display at the White House in the US while Richard Nixon was president in 1971. Sonia wore a revealing white dress to dinner with the president, one which had slits up both sides and was chosen by her husband. Meanwhile, Melinda, Julian, and Deborah, were left behind in the Bellevue Hill family home, with only themselves and a nanny as company. 'It was a hard decision. I loved being with Bill and I loved being a mum,' Sonia told her biographer in an interview at the time. 'But I knew I had to make a decision, and I chose to be with my husband.' Following the death of William, Sonia inherited his estate and continued her philanthropic activities, becoming a board member of several charities. But at home, her relationship with her children appeared to worsen. Sonia was a fixture in the early '90s tabloids and she enjoyed all the benefits of the social scene with her glamorous private schoolgirl posse. She was often spotted with her Melbourne-based friend, Lady Susan Renouf, another wife of a Liberal politician, who was married to Sir Frank Renouf from 1985 to 1989. The pair were common faces on the social circuit, and even made the news in 1995, when Susan caused a three-car hit-and-run accident in Double Bay. She was charged with failing to stop and give particulars after the accident and fined $200, despite pleading guilty to negligent driving. Sonia was questioned by reporters at the time, as the pair had enjoyed a five-hour brunch with their socialite friends on the day of the accident. She denied having any knowledge of the accident and also denied going to brunch with Susan, though confessed they met for dinner that same day. At home, Sonia appeared to have a close relationship with with Julian, often having him at her side during events, but her daughters were another matter. She reportedly had a tense relationship with Deborah over the years. Little is known about the inner workings of her relationship with her eldest daughter, but Deborah was a different story. The youngest McMahon had mental health issues and frequented treatment centres in Sydney to help manage her condition. She left the city for Salamander Bay on the NSW north coast at age 24, putting aside her dreams of becoming an actor like her older brother. Sonia reportedly exiled her from the family during this time as Deborah sought treatment for stress. Family sources claimed Deborah was devastated by the breakdown of her relationship with her mother, especially since the pair had once been so close. It was said Sonia turned her back on Deboarh and refused to give her any financial assistance. Deborah took Sonia to the Supreme Court in 2000 to effect the sale of her mother's $6million Bellevue Hill mansion. She sought 10 per cent of the property's value or $600,000—a claim Sonia contested and later settled out of court. As for Julian, while he appeared to have a relatively happy relationship with his mother, Sonia reportedly made things difficult when it came to his love life. Pop star Dannii Minogue had a rocky relationship with Sonia during her short-lived marriage to Julian in the early nineties. The pair, who met on the set of the hit soap Home and Away in the late '80s, married in 1994 during what was dubbed a 'fairytale' showbiz wedding. But behind the scenes, things were far from picture-perfect. Their marriage lasted just 18 months, with Dannii later revealing in an interview that Julian's mother never approved of their union. 'There was no relationship, she wouldn't speak to me, I wasn't allowed to be near her in the house,' Dannii told No Filter at the time. 'We just had no idea how to handle it. We were just trying to'. Dannii said the romance was complicated by financial issues. 'She [Sonia] didn't support her son, I did. I paid for everything and I worked every day to earn that money to pay for everything,' the actress said. The singer also claimed the constant travel between the UK and the US to keep their relationship alive left her in debt. 'I not only ran out of money, I was in debt. It was a huge struggle emotionally, physically, mentally, financially,' Dannii explained. She eventually decided to strip naked for Playboy to pay off her crippling debts and admitted her parents didn't want her to pose for the magazine. 'My parents didn't want me to do it. My dad was saying, "Doing this is forever. You can never, ever change it,"' she told '(Her sister) Kylie knew why I was doing it. I could have asked her for the money, but it wasn't in my nature. 'I never wanted to admit the trouble I was in. I should have been looking at my finances.' Dannii also discussed her difficult relationship with her former mother-in-law in a candid interview on Anh's Brush with Fame in 2019. 'She (Sonia) would not let me go to the family house. Sometimes Julian had to go and collect something and I was waiting in the car out the front,' she said. 'It was as if I'd done something wrong to the family, but I hadn't done anything wrong.' Dannii also revealed how Sonia had initially refused to show up on her wedding day. 'So she did end up coming and was causing a scene… it wasn't the greatest… it was hard. I just tried to stay away from it, I just wanted to enjoy the day,' she said. After his short-lived marriage to Dannii, Julian tied the knot with American actress Brooke Burns, best known for her role in Baywatch, in 1999. The couple welcomed daughter Madison, now 25, the following year, but their marriage collapsed in 2001. He began dating author and model Kelly Paniagua in 2003, and after more than a decade together, the pair married in a quiet ceremony at Lake Tahoe in 2014. According to reports at the time, the actor popped the question during a romantic trip to Melbourne in late 2013. Unlike his past marriages, Julian and Kelly kept their love life intensely private, rarely appearing together at events or discussing their relationship in interviews. It was almost ten years before Sonia reconciled with her daughters and son, with the family reuniting at her hospital in 2009 as she underwent cancer treatment. Sonia died at the age of 77 in April 2010, with Melinda and Deborah by her side, along with Julian and Kelly, who had flown in from Los Angeles in March. The matriarch left her children a $30 million estate which included two Bellevue Hill homes, a Palm Beach retreat, Bathurst rural property, and an eastern suburbs unit. After her death, Melinda tried to fill her mother's shoes by carrying on her fundraising work and appearing at charity events in Sonia's name. She most recently made headlines in 2020 when she listed her own Bellevue home for a price guide of north of $5.5million after purchasing it for $2.15million in 2013. Julian returned to Hollywood with Kelly, and was best known for his roles on Charmed, Nip/Tuck, and FBI: Most Wanted before his death.
