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Metro
05-06-2025
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Major Emmerdale legend set to return - and it's good news for fans
Bernice Blackstock is reportedly returning to Emmerdale, two years on from her departure. Samantha Giles has played Bernice on and off from 1998. The character is the biological mother of Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham), and was often involved in light-hearted storylines to contrast the ongoing drama in the village. In November 2023, Bernice's sister Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) discovered that she had been buying things in her name. With Bernice drowning in debt, she attempted to run away and leave her family to pick up the pieces, but Gabby helped her realise that putting things right and facing her problems would be best. To pay off the debt, Bernice gave Nicola her shares in the B&B. She then left the Dales for Portugal to visit Diane (Elizabeth Estensen). Bernice is reportedly heading back to the Dales ahead of Gabby and Vinny Dingle's (Bradley Johnson) wedding. According to The Sun, Samantha is due to start filming in a couple of weeks. 'Everything is being kept very hush hush but of course Bernice's return is a big deal as one of the soap's most loved characters', a source told the publication. 'And Samantha being back among the cast is a real win too, as everyone loves working with her.' More Trending Metro has contacted Emmerdale for a comment. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! Vinny and Gabby announced their engagement to Mandy (Lisa Riley) and Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) a few weeks ago, and suffice to say it took them both by surprise. The couple haven't been together for very long, but decided they both wanted to spend the rest of their lives together as husband and wife. View More » But what drama will they face in the lead up to the big day? MORE: Legendary TV star 'busy' as he joins Casualty MORE: EastEnders legend 'in denial' as he makes unexpected life change with real-life wife after show exit MORE: Emmerdale star 'excited and a little nervous' as she confirms she's pregnant
Metro
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Star of $105,000,000 flop slams iconic director Francis Ford Coppola
A star of one of 2024's biggest box office flops has confessed that he didn't think the film he starred in would wind up being so 'wacky'. Megalopolis, directed by legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, made just $14.3million (£11m) from a budget of more than $120m (£90m). A labour of love for the Godfather director, Megalopolis had been in development for nearly 45 years by the time it hit screens, with Francis, 86, mostly financing the film himself. Drawing parallels between modern day USA and the demise of the Roman Republic, Megalopolis followed an architect clashing with a parallel New York's political elite. Despite starring the likes of Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Giancarlo Esposito, and Nathalie Emmanuel, Megalopolis wound up a major commercial failure. Critics were polarised while audiences were left dumbfounded – and one of the movie's stars says he had a similar experience when he sat down to watch it. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Shia LaBeouf, 38, played Clodio Pulcher in the epic sci-fi movie – the envious younger cousin of Adam Driver's main character Cesar Catilina. In a frank interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Shia said of Francis: 'He really believes he's this theater director guy. He's not. But he believes he is. 'He thinks he's the actor's guy – but he's not. That's not to say he's not incredible, it's just not what his incredible is. It's not helpful to the actor to get overt notes.' Shia continued: 'Maybe it's just the movie that I worked on him with, but it felt like we had to mine his mind to figure out what we were even talking about. '[There ended up being] a lot of questions on my end, which required answers, which frustrated our relationship. I became a nuisance.' Shia then admitted that Megalopolis ended up for 'wackier' than he'd expected, confessing that, while he put 'wackiness' into his character, he didn't anticipate that feeling from the rest of the movie. 'I never thought we were going for wacky. I thought my character was wacky and I served that for the film. But I didn't think the whole movie was [going to be] wacky.' Megalopolis polarised critics, with almost equal numbers on both sides arguing that it was both Francis Ford Coppola's best and worst film of all time. More Trending Metro's Tori Brazier called it 'the worst film I've ever seen,' describing Shia's character Clodio as 'baffling' and as something that is 'not properly explained'. The film lost a whopping $110m at the global box office upon its release, making it one of the most expensive movie financial failures of recent times. And unfortunately it's not the only recent box office bomb for Shia, whose 2015 film Man Down earned him just £7 from UK audiences after only one ticket was sold at a cinema in Burnley. In fact, despite starring Shia alongside Gary Oldman, the film only made $450,000 (£338,000) and was quickly sent to video-on-demand services. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Jennifer Aniston's 'stalker' appears in court half-naked in unsettling footage MORE: Metallica cause an actual earthquake after rocking so hard at uni gig MORE: Stuart Little child star's heartbreaking career announcement 26 years after hit movie
