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Lady Gaga will guest star in the Netflix TV series Wednesday
Lady Gaga will guest star in the Netflix TV series Wednesday The Poker Face singer, 39, will feature in season two, part two, of the hit show Lady Gaga (Image: PA Archive/PA Images ) Lady Gaga will guest star in the hit Netflix TV series Wednesday. The Poker Face singer, 39, will feature in season two, part two, of the hit show about Wednesday Addams of The Addams Family, to play Rosaline Rotwood, a teacher at Nevermore Academy. The announcement was made at Netflix's Tudum 2025 event, followed by the release of a six-minute trailer for season two. The singer, who performed a series of songs at the event, including Zombieboy and Abracadabra, later posted a photograph on Instagram featuring Jenna Ortega, who plays Wednesday Addams, with the caption "#DEAD, love u lady". The series follows Ortega, who plays the morbid character Wednesday, as she navigates life at the mysterious private school which "nurtures outcasts, freaks and monsters". Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, is known for her hit albums The Fame and Born This Way, and for her film credits, including starring alongside Bradley Cooper in the romantic musical A Star Is Born, which took the 2019 Bafta for Original Music and 2018 Oscar for Original Song. In 2021 the singer starred as Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott's House Of Gucci, and most recently played Lee Quinzel alongside Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie A Deux. The season two cast also includes Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, who will reprise her role as Morticia Addams, and Billie Piper, who joins the series to play Isadora Capri, the new head of music at Nevermore. Jenna Ortega (Image: PA Wire/PA Images ) The series propelled Ortega into the spotlight, landing her an Emmy and Golden Globe nomination, and has been listed by the streaming giant as its most popular show, ahead of Stranger Things and Adolescence. The American actress, 22, has also appeared in the Netflix series You and Disney Channel show Stuck In The Middle, and since Wednesday was first released has also been in the 2024 Beetlejuice sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and 2025 dark fantasy film Death Of A Unicorn. Created by cartoonist Charles Addams, the macabre family have inspired a 1960s' TV show, and 1990s' films starring Anjelica Huston and Christina Ricci, who also appears in Wednesday as a teacher. Article continues below Wednesday season two, part one, is released on August 6, and part two is scheduled to air on September 3.
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a day ago
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Chef Jamie Oliver says dyslexia documentary was ‘most painful' thing he has done
Chef Jamie Oliver says dyslexia documentary was 'most painful' thing he has done The 50-year old celebrity chef has lived with the learning difficulty all his life Jamie Oliver taking part in the What An Eton Mess demonstration outside Downing Street (Image: PA Archive/PA Images ) Chef Jamie Oliver says a new documentary about dyslexia was the "most viscerally painful" thing he has ever done. The 50-year old celebrity chef has lived with the learning difficulty all his life and will now present a one-hour documentary on Channel 4 titled Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution. The show will dive into the challenges and issues children with dyslexia face in Britain while asking whether the Government can do more to fix the education system. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Oliver said: "I'm unpacking quite a lot of stuff. "I thought I'd buried it but it's hitting a nerve. "Genuinely, of all the things I've ever done, this documentary is the most viscerally painful," "I've seen so many high-flying, talented, grown men cry about this - I've just done it to you - the concept of being worthless (when you're) young is real. It's really triggering." According to the NHS dyslexia is described as a "common learning difficulty that causes problems with reading, writing and spelling". Having left school with two GCSEs, the chef opened up about the challenges he faced, adding that the kitchen "saved" him. He said: "I didn't have any extra time in exams, there were no strategies, just a bit of extra tutoring help. "There was no robust dyslexic knowledge then." Jamie Oliver described feeling "stupid, worthless and thick" (Image: PA Archive/PA Images ) He also described feeling "stupid, worthless and thick" and developing "a hatred of words and a total resentment for education" while other students called him a "stupid dunce", leaving him with a "deep-seated feeling of constantly being behind". "I didn't tell mum, dad or the teachers. I just bottled it up inside. "The kitchen saved me. I knew I had something to offer. I knew I wasn't a useless piece of shit." The Essex-born chef and author is known for hosting cooking shows and documentaries including The Naked Chef and Jamie's Kitchen along with publishing a series of cookbooks including Jamie's 30-Minute Meals. He has also been an avid campaigner over the years including calling on the Government for greater provisions for healthier school meals and playing a role in imposing a sugar tax on soft drinks. He is now campaigning for greater support in schools, calling for early screenings for dyslexia and neurodiversity. Oliver added: "We also need more training for teachers. In a two to three-year training course only about half a day is given to neurodiversity. "I've only got love for teachers, we need to appreciate them more. "But they want to be trained, they want to have the tools to notice, understand and react." Article continues below Jamie's Dyslexia Revolution can be watched on Channel 4 on June 9 at 9pm.
Wales Online
a day ago
- Politics
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Migrant daily arrivals top 1,000 for first time this year
Migrant daily arrivals top 1,000 for first time this year The latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats, bringing the provisional annual total so far to 14,811. French police officers on the beach at Gravelines on Saturday (Image: PA Wire/PA Images ) More than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year. The latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats, bringing the provisional annual total so far to 14,811. This is 42% higher than the same point last year (10,448) and 95% up from the same point in 2023 (7,610), according to the PA news agency analysis of the data. It is still lower than the highest daily total of 1,305 arrivals since data began in 2018, which was recorded on September 3, 2022. Defence Secretary John Healey said the scenes of migrants being picked up by smugglers "like a taxi" to be brought to the UK were "shocking". People thought to be migrants scramble on board a small boat leaving the beach at Gravelines, France, on Saturday (Image: PA Wire/PA Images ) He said it is a "really big problem" that French police are unable to intervene to intercept boats in shallow waters. French police officers were seen watching as migrants, including children, boarded at a beach in Gravelines, between Calais and Dunkirk, and authorities were then pictured escorting the boats. French authorities said they rescued 184 people. Article continues below Mr Healey said the UK is pressing for the French to put new rules into operation so they can intervene. "They're not doing it, but, but for the first time for years ... we've got the level of co-operation needed. "We've got the agreement that they will change the way they work, and our concentration now is to push them to get that into operation so they can intercept these smugglers and stop these people in the boats, not just on the shore."
Wales Online
2 days ago
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Irvine Welsh documentary to close Edinburgh International Film Festival
Irvine Welsh documentary to close Edinburgh International Film Festival The festival runs from August 14 to 20 Irvine Welsh on the set of the film Trainspotting 2 in Edinburgh in 2016 (Image: PA Archive/PA Images ) Organisers of the Edinburgh International Film Festival have announced a documentary about Irvine Welsh will be screened on the final night. The festival runs from August 14 to 20, closing with the world premiere of Paul Sng's immersive documentary Reality Is Not Enough. The documentary is said to be a thrilling and revealing exploration of Trainspotting author Welsh, following his huge success with several film adaptations and six million books sold worldwide, and his awareness of mortality. It sees Welsh, who stars in the film, take a wild journey that explores the boundaries of consciousness. The autobiographical film combines intimate observational footage, rare archive film clips and readings from his novels narrated by screen stars Liam Neeson, Maxine Peake, Ruth Negga and Stephen Graham, and musician Nick Cave. Reality Is Not Enough was co-financed and produced by Edinburgh-based production company LS Films, with the support of Screen Scotland and with Sarah Drummond as executive producer. Paul Ridd, chief executive and director of the film festival, said: "We were so impressed by this brilliantly immersive and fascinating documentary about iconic Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. "Director Paul Sng's refreshingly unusual and highly cinematic approach perfectly fits his subject – a man who has spent an entire career refusing to be pinned down, always surprising us with works of profound impact, rawness and grace. "We could not think of a better way to round off our festival than with this terrific film." Sng said: "I'm completely delighted that Reality Is Not Enough has been chosen to close this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. "When I read Trainspotting as a teenager in London back in the 90s, I had no idea I would one day live in the city where the book is set, let alone make a film with its author Irvine Welsh. "Having our world premiere in our home city is a huge honour and we're looking forward immensely to sharing the film with the EIFF audience." Drummond said: "I grew up in north Edinburgh during the era that shaped so much of Irvine's writing, so helping bring this intimate portrait of the man behind the books to the screen has been something truly special. Article continues below "Reality Is Not Enough is raw and unexpectedly tender, and it's been a privilege to make it here in the city that connects us both."
Wales Online
3 days ago
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Wynne Evans sacked by the BBC
Wynne Evans sacked by the BBC The Welsh radio and opera star has issued a statement confirming he will not be returning to his radio show Wynne Evans has said he has been dropped by the BBC (Image: PA Wire/PA Images ) Wynne Evans has said he has been dropped by the BBC following his apology for using "inappropriate language" during the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing tour. The Welsh opera singer, known for the insurance advertisements, will no longer be a BBC Radio Wales presenter, he announced on Friday. Evans revealed in January he would be taking some time out from both his radio show and the Strictly tour to prioritise his wellbeing. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter On Instagram on Friday, he wrote: "My beloved Wynners, From the very depths of my heart – thank you. "These past few months, your love has been the light in my darkest days. Every message, every word of encouragement, every moment you stood by me has carried me through more than you could ever know. "It breaks my heart to say the BBC has decided not to renew my contract so I won't be returning to my radio show. I'm gutted. "That show wasn't just work – it was home. It was us. We laughed, we cried, we sang like nobody was listening. And somehow, through the airwaves, we became a family." Evans thanked his fans, and said he would have an online programme called The Wynne Evans Show, which he called "terrifying". "This is our next adventure. And I need you more than ever," he added. "We will have great music, my question of the day, the mystery voice, your soundtrack stories and so much more, because we have each other again. We have a new home. I'm bringing more presenters soon and I am sure you'll recognise a few of the faces." Evans added that he was "full of nerves. Full of hope. Full of love. Because when we show up for each other - like we always have - anything is possible". Earlier this year, he apologised for language that he called "inappropriate and unacceptable" after The Mail On Sunday reported that Evans was heard making a remark to a woman in a video filmed during the Strictly launch event. It is understood he was given a warning over the remark by tour producers. In January, he said: "I've agreed with the BBC that I'll take some time out from my radio show and the Strictly Live tour, as well as my other public commitments, to prioritise my wellbeing. "I am deeply sorry for the pain my inappropriate actions have caused, and plan to take this time for self-reflection. "Apologies to those I won't get to see at the remaining performances and I'm grateful to my fellow tour gang for all the amazing support they have given me." Article continues below
