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Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic Entertainer, 77, Charms Fans With 'Utterly Marvelous' Charity Event
Iconic Entertainer, 77, Charms Fans With 'Utterly Marvelous' Charity Event originally appeared on Parade. Legendary entertainer Bernadette Peters, 77, joined another beloved star, Dame Elaine Paige, for a wonderful charity event over the weekend. Peters, who starred in films such as The Jerk and Pennies From Heaven, won two Tony Awards thanks to her outstanding Broadway performances over the years. More recently, she worked alongside Paige to bring "West End Woofs (and Meows)" to London. As the website for the event notes, the ticketed event is "a live dog and cat adoption event, working with participating shelters and rescue groups to benefit their charitable work." The event took place at St. Paul's Church in the Covent Garden on August 9. Paige and Peters first co-hosted a virtual version of the event in 2020. The show went live in person in 2023, and the entertainers returned this year to host it again. Peters is a co-founder of Broadway Barks, an organization that has been doing similar events for years in New York City. On August 11, Peters posted a note of gratitude on her Instagram page after the event. "Thank you to my pal Elaine Paige for her beautiful heart to bring WEST END WOOFS to the UK," the caption read. Peters also posted a group photo in a separate Instagram post and thanked "all the beautiful people who participated in WEST END WOOFS!!! Forever grateful." Paige, who originated the role of Eva Peron in the show Evita and has starred in many additional theater hits, posted about the event on her Instagram page as well. The women performed outdoors on the steps of the building for those gathered around. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elaine Paige (@elainepaigeofficial) In another post she gushed over Peters. "Haha! @officialbernadettepeters messing (and failing) about at the start of @westendwoofsuk this morning! She is such fun! Wish we weren't separated by an ocean!" Fans of both Peters and Paige adored the updates from the event. "Two of the greatest musical theatre actors ever," one person raved on Paige's post. A comment on Peters' Instagram post read, "How utterly marvelous!!" Another fan gushed, "You're amazing, Bernadette! I love how you took this across the pond!" "You are the best with the greatest heart," someone else added. Iconic Entertainer, 77, Charms Fans With 'Utterly Marvelous' Charity Event first appeared on Parade on Aug 11, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
The Sun
10-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street legend Helen Worth makes rare public appearance at West End event
CORONATION Street icon Helen Worth made a rare public appearance opposite a Broadway legend. Helen, who rose to fame playing Gail Platt on Coronation Street, stepped out in London to support West End legend Dame Elaine Page and Broadway star Bernadette Peters. 4 4 4 The two musical theatre icons hosted the West End Woofs show at St Paul's Church in Covent Garden. The event sees Elaine and Bernadette come together in the massive list cat and dog adoption event. The stars bring together the best of West End talent and their four-legged friends to work with animal shelters and rescue groups to benefit their important work. Elaine shared a series of photos showing her famous friends, including Corrie's Helen, speaking outside the church in support of the fundraising event. "Thank you to all who came today," she captioned the post. The powerhouse divas first hosted the event in a virtual setting in 2020, before hosting their first live event in 2023. It was a rare public appearance for Helen who confirmed last year she would be leaving the ITV soap for good after 50 years on the cobbles. Helen filmed her final scenes late last year, as her character Gail bid farewell to her friends and family for a new life in the South of France after tying the knot with new husband Jesse Chadwick. It was an emotional exit for Gail whose final episode aired on Christmas Day with many stand-out moments. Her on-screen daughter Sarah, told her: 'I know you're the backbone. Gail Platt leaves Coronation Street for a new life in France after 50 years on the cobbless 'I know there's lots you don't tell me because you want to protect me. Don't feel you have to carry them just because you're the only daughter. 'Look after yourself. Choose happiness. You know you've always been my favourite.' Before her Corrie exit Helen received a prestigious television award acknowledging long career and contribution to television. She was honored at the North West Royal Television Society awards in Manchester in November 2024. Taking the award she told the audience: "To receive an award, in Manchester, in the north west, the home of Coronation Street, is an absolute joy. "I've done 50 years, I don't know how I did it! 'It just flew by and I never actually thought about it and then one day someone told me I'd been here 50 years and I thought 'I think it's time I left' and that was it really. "I know why I stayed - it was simple - because of all the wonderful people who work on Coronation Street." 4
