Leigh-Anne Pinnock, a former Little Mix singer, and Andre Gray, a football player, have twin girls.
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock has discussed issues with her marriage. The singer claimed that she only sees her husband once per month. The actress claimed that the team has been in a “s***” for the past three years.
The former Little Mix singer said that she is going through a “hard” time with her family at the moment while she looks after her four-year-old twin daughters. Leigh-Anne is married to footballer Andre Gray after they tied the knot back in 2023.
She has since shared details about how they manage to maintain their relationship while Andre is living abroad as a result of his employment. Andre spends the majority of his time in Turkey while playing for the Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük.
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She mentioned the family situation while discussing the Sh**ged, Married, Annoyed podcast with Chris and Rosie Ramsey, saying, “Even now, with my husband living abroad, we probably see each other three days a month.
She then confirmed that he was traveling to Turkey for work, and we have been doing that for three years. The twins are only now four years old.
Rosie then realized how difficult it must be for Andre to be away from his children as well. “So hard,” Leigh-Anne said. He’s having a little trouble being fair.
The couple got engaged in May 2020 after first dating in 2016. The couple made the announcement in 2021 that they were raising their family.
We’ve been dreaming about this moment for so long, and we can’t believe it’s finally coming true, she said. “We can’t wait to meet you.”
In August she confirmed that she had become a mum for the first time after giving birth to twins. Announcing her happy news, the star told fans: “We asked for a miracle, we were given two… Our Cubbies are here 16/08/21.”
Leigh-Anne and Little Mix bandmates Jades Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards recently shared their excitement with the band. Little Mix announced in 2022 that they would take a break from working as solo artists.
The friends have continued to be close as they continue to support Jade by attending her London performance on her first solo tour. After the performance, the trio took a stunning photo together backstage at Camden’s The Roundhouse.
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While Leigh-Anne was wearing a semi-sheer jumpsuit, Jade wore a catsuit covered in gems.
Perrie, who is expecting her second child, showed off her blossoming baby bump while wearing a cream blazer and a lowcut shirt and jeans.
In the beloved British sitcom Fawlty Towers opposite her fictional husband John Cleese, who played Basil Scales, Prunella Scales, who passed away at the age of 93, is best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in the role of Basil Scales in the fictional husband.
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Prunella Scales starred alongside John Cleese in Fawlty Towers(Image: Mirror Screen Grab)
Beloved British actress Prunella Scales, who has died aged 93 after a decade-long battle with dementia, will always be remembered as Sybil Fawlty opposite John Cleese’s quick-tempered Basil in Fawlty Towers.
Although their on-screen union may have been chaotic, the pair still had a lasting friendship and a deep professional respect for one another.
Although Prunella has since gained notoriety for her portrayal of Sybil, she wasn’t sure what to expect when the role first appeared in 1975.
In a piece he wrote for The Daily Mail in 2023, her husband, the late Timothy West, recalled that when she first read the Fawlty Towers scripts, she was uncertain about the project.
She told him, “I don’t really know what to make of this,” she said. It’s a sitcom that takes place in a Torquay hotel. They want me to play the owner’s wife, who is known as Sybil Fawlty.
Prunella was persuaded by John’s enthusiasm for the series after meeting him, who was well-known at the time for being one of Monty Python’s co-founders.
She even imagined Sybil’s entire history when she decided she was Sybil’s biological daughter would be a South Coast pub family who fell for Basil’s posh charm and soon realized she had married an upper-class fool.
John admired her concept, and that character development significantly altered the show’s overall tone. Although the filming of Fawlty Towers was intense, Scales and Cleese’s working relationship endured throughout the shoot.
Like working with a live machine gun, John has an enormous amount of energy and can be quite frightening at times, Scales once said to Timothy. You just have to keep it pointing away from you.
However, the two developed a synchronized rhythm that gave them comedy gold. For his part, John attributed Prunella’s ability to better define Sybil to him and Connie Booth, the co-writer of Fawlty Towers, had envisioned.
Later, John later remarked, “We’d written her differently from how Pru played her.” However, we realized that her version had performed better than ours by the second day. Pra provided it for us.
It was clear that Prunella and Timothy were still closely in touch with John towards the end of their lives, as Prunella’s late husband discussed their shared thoughts on John’s decision to work on a modern version of Fawlty Towers during an interview with Saga in 2023.
He explained to the publication, “We are both interested because he thinks it’s something you could make again.” However, things won’t stay the same. The couple’s close friend, who played Manuel in a restaurant and passed away from vascular dementia in 2016, won’t be starring in it.
I would have said, “You’ve done it, if it had been me. Everyone adored it, and it was perfect. What else will you be doing? If that’s what John wants to do, that’s fine. John and his personality are very close to our hearts and we consider him to be brilliant. Will we be able to watch it, though? “I don’t know,”
Sadly, in 2014, Prunella was given the diagnosis of vascular dementia. Timothy acknowledged that he felt he was witnessing the “gradual disappearance” of the person he knew and loved and described how it was like to live with her as she began to lose her memory.
Despite the difficulties Prunella’s fading memory posed to their relationship, the couple stayed married for 61 years until Timothy’s death in 2024, and he said that getting to spend more time with her after the end of her career brought him a lot of joy.
Although she left many things behind toward the end of her life, Fawlty Towers always stayed close to Prunella’s heart, and the actress’s sons claim that she was even watching the sitcom the day before she passed away.
Our beloved mother, Prunella Scales, passed away peacefully at home in London yesterday, according to Samuel and Joseph West, in a statement released to the PA News Agency.
“She was 93. She continued to reside at home despite her retirement from a remarkable acting career that spanned nearly 70 years. The day before she passed away, she was watching Fawlty Towers.
We would like to thank everyone who assisted Pru in moving forward with her life, ensuring that she spent her final days peaceful, content, and surrounded by love.
In the beloved British sitcom Fawlty Towers opposite her fictional husband John Cleese, who played Basil Scales, Prunella Scales, who passed away at the age of 93, is best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in the role of Basil Scales in the fictional husband.
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Prunella Scales starred alongside John Cleese in Fawlty Towers(Image: Mirror Screen Grab)
Beloved British actress Prunella Scales, who has died aged 93 after a decade-long battle with dementia, will always be remembered as Sybil Fawlty opposite John Cleese’s quick-tempered Basil in Fawlty Towers.
Although their on-screen union may have been chaotic, the pair still had a lasting friendship and a deep professional respect for one another.
Although Prunella has since gained notoriety for her portrayal of Sybil, she wasn’t sure what to expect when the role first appeared in 1975.
In a piece he wrote for The Daily Mail in 2023, her husband, the late Timothy West, recalled that when she first read the Fawlty Towers scripts, she was uncertain about the project.
She told him, “I don’t really know what to make of this,” she said. It’s a sitcom that takes place in a Torquay hotel. They want me to play the owner’s wife, who is known as Sybil Fawlty.
Prunella was persuaded by John’s enthusiasm for the series after meeting him, who was well-known at the time for being one of Monty Python’s co-founders.
She even imagined Sybil’s entire history when she decided she was Sybil’s biological daughter would be a South Coast pub family who fell for Basil’s posh charm and soon realized she had married an upper-class fool.
John admired her concept, and that character development significantly altered the show’s overall tone. Although the filming of Fawlty Towers was intense, Scales and Cleese’s working relationship endured throughout the shoot.
Like working with a live machine gun, John has an enormous amount of energy and can be quite frightening at times, Scales once said to Timothy. You just have to keep it pointing away from you.
However, the two developed a synchronized rhythm that gave them comedy gold. For his part, John attributed Prunella’s ability to better define Sybil to him and Connie Booth, the co-writer of Fawlty Towers, had envisioned.
Later, John later remarked, “We’d written her differently from how Pru played her.” However, we realized that her version had performed better than ours by the second day. Pra provided it for us.
It was clear that Prunella and Timothy were still closely in touch with John towards the end of their lives, as Prunella’s late husband discussed their shared thoughts on John’s decision to work on a modern version of Fawlty Towers during an interview with Saga in 2023.
He explained to the publication, “We are both interested because he thinks it’s something you could make again.” However, things won’t stay the same. The couple’s close friend, who played Manuel in a restaurant and passed away from vascular dementia in 2016, won’t be starring in it.
I would have said, “You’ve done it, if it had been me. Everyone adored it, and it was perfect. What else will you be doing? If that’s what John wants to do, that’s fine. John and his personality are very close to our hearts and we consider him to be brilliant. Will we be able to watch it, though? “I don’t know,”
Sadly, in 2014, Prunella was given the diagnosis of vascular dementia. Timothy acknowledged that he felt he was witnessing the “gradual disappearance” of the person he knew and loved and described how it was like to live with her as she began to lose her memory.
Despite the difficulties Prunella’s fading memory posed to their relationship, the couple stayed married for 61 years until Timothy’s death in 2024, and he said that getting to spend more time with her after the end of her career brought him a lot of joy.
Although she left many things behind toward the end of her life, Fawlty Towers always stayed close to Prunella’s heart, and the actress’s sons claim that she was even watching the sitcom the day before she passed away.
Our beloved mother, Prunella Scales, passed away peacefully at home in London yesterday, according to Samuel and Joseph West, in a statement released to the PA News Agency.
“She was 93. She continued to reside at home despite her retirement from a remarkable acting career that spanned nearly 70 years. The day before she passed away, she was watching Fawlty Towers.
We would like to thank everyone who assisted Pru in moving forward with her life, ensuring that she spent her final days peaceful, content, and surrounded by love.
This Christmas, the former Labour leader will be in the spotlight as he performs a Wizard of Oz parody in a north London theater.
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The show will run between 18th Nov to 31st Dec(Image: PA)
Former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn is swapping the Commons for the stage this Christmas, joining the cast of a festive pantomime in his home borough of Islington.
The Independent MP for Islington North will appear in Wicked Witches: A Popular Panto, a drag-inspired Wizard of Oz parody taking place at The Pleasance Theatre near Caledonian Road. The production will run across the Christmas period as part of the venue’s 30th anniversary celebrations.
For more than 40 years, Jeremy Corbyn has been a well-known figure in the Islington North community. The already flamboyant show, which combines traditional panto humor with a colorful, cabaret-style twist, will be entertained by theater organisers who claim his appearance will add local fun.
The show incorporates drag comedy, pop parodies, and audience interaction in a take on the beloved Wicked and the classic Wizard of Oz story. The panto transports viewers to a rebranded Yellow Brick Road with soaring vocals, bold costumes, and plenty of sass.
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Jeremy’s portrayal of the fictional Emerald City and his long-standing connection to the borough will be reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz-lington. The MP claimed that he is proud to support local theater and believes pantomime is crucial to bringing people together over the holidays.
Local theater like The Pleasance (Theatre) deserves our support because it has been at the center of our community for 30 years. Jeremy remarked. In their 30th year, the Pleasance is a pleasure to bring up a little festive magic. The real magic happens in the local theater, which awakens imagination and brings some joy to life.
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He will appear alongside Ro Supp as Dorothy, affectionately known as Dor, and drag artist Gigi Zahir as the wicked witch Adelphaba, Eleanor Burke as the good witch Kelly Oz-Born, and Lew Ray as Tin 2.0.
To accommodate various audience groups, The Pleasance Theatre will present two different adaptations of the play. The first will be family-friendly and open to people of all ages, while the second will feature more adult humor and run on specific dates throughout the season.
The Pleasance London’s first major festive production in more than 20 years is the centerpiece of a larger celebration of its three decades in Islington. The presence of a prominent Islington figure in the venue highlights the close relationship between the theater and the area it serves.
Throughout his political career, Jeremy has faced heated debate and scrutiny on national stage. Although he has previously expressed his support for local arts and grassroots creative spaces, his transition to pantomime is a rare step in that direction.
Ellie Simpson, the head of theatre at Pleasance London, said: “Jeremy’s as much a part of Islington as the Yellow Brick Road is of Oz-lington. Who better to play the Wizard of Oz-lington?” His cameo raises the profile of our 30th anniversary celebrations and adds a little local sparkle to our wickedly funny festive panto, which is Pleasance’s first in over 20 years.
Performances of Wicked Witches: A Popular Panto will run at The Pleasance Theatre between 18 November and 31 December. Ticket details are available via the theatre’s website.
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The former Labour leader is stepping into the spotlight this Christmas as he appears in a drag-inspired Wizard of Oz parody at a north London theatre.
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The show will run between 18th Nov to 31st Dec(Image: PA)
Former Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn is swapping the Commons for the stage this Christmas, joining the cast of a festive pantomime in his home borough of Islington.
The Independent MP for Islington North will appear in Wicked Witches: A Popular Panto, a drag-inspired Wizard of Oz parody taking place at The Pleasance Theatre near Caledonian Road. The production will run across the Christmas period as part of the venue’s 30th anniversary celebrations.
Jeremy Corbyn has represented Islington North for more than 40 years and remains a well-recognised figure in the community. Theatre organisers say his appearance will add local fun to the already flamboyant show, which blends traditional panto humour with a colourful, cabaret-style twist.
The show is inspired by the hit musical Wicked and the classic Wizard of Oz story, reimagined with drag comedy, pop parodies and audience interaction. Producers promise soaring vocals, bold costumes and plenty of sass as the panto takes audiences down a rebranded Yellow Brick Road.
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Jeremy will play the Wizard of Oz-lington, a nod not only to the fictional Emerald City but also to his long association with the borough. The MP said he is proud to support local theatre and believes pantomime plays an important role in bringing communities together during the holidays.
“The Pleasance (Theatre) has been at the heart of our community for 30 years, and local theatre like this deserves our support.” Jeremy said. “It’s a pleasure to conjure up a little festive magic with the Pleasance in their 30th year. Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens – sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy.”
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He will appear alongside drag performer Gigi Zahir as the wicked witch Adelphaba, Eleanor Burke as the good witch Kelly Oz-Born, Lew Ray as Tin 2.0, and Ro Supp as Dorothy, affectionately referred to as Dor.
The Pleasance Theatre will stage two separate versions of the panto to cater to different audiences. One will be family-friendly and open to all ages, while the other will feature more adult humour and run on specific nights across the season.
The show marks the first large-scale festive production at The Pleasance London in more than two decades and forms part of a wider programme celebrating its three decades in Islington. For the venue, the involvement of a high-profile Islington figure highlights the strong relationship between the theatre and the neighbourhood it serves.
Jeremy has spent much of his political career on national stages facing heated debate and public scrutiny. His move into pantomime marks a rare shift toward light-hearted entertainment, although he has previously expressed enthusiasm for local arts and grassroots creative spaces.
Head of theatre at Pleasance London, Ellie Simpson, said: “Jeremy’s as much a part of Islington as the Yellow Brick Road is of Oz – so who better to play the Wizard of Oz-lington? His cameo adds a touch of local sparkle to our wickedly funny festive panto, which marks Pleasance’s first in over 20 years and raises the curtain on our 30th anniversary celebrations.”
Performances of Wicked Witches: A Popular Panto will run at The Pleasance Theatre between 18 November and 31 December. Ticket details are available via the theatre’s website.
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Although Fawlty Towers only aired two series in 1975 and 1979, it was able to capture the fame of many A-list actors.
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Fawlty Towers is a household name for British television classics. Although the well-known comedy only aired two seasons in 1975 and 1979, it continues to be a hit with residents all over the country.
The couple’s chaotic efforts to keep their hotel and marriage afloat led to the production of the sitcom. John Cleese and Connie Booth co-wrote the 12 episodes.
Although the show’s first season has lasted for decades, several of the original cast members have had very successful careers as well. What the renowned characters did after Fawlty Towers was over, let’s take a look at what they did.
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Sybil Fawlty – Prunella Scales
When the series ended, Prunella Scales made a number of successful movies. In The Boys from Brazil and Howard’s End, she appeared.
She also appeared in The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Escape from the Dark. The actress won a Bafta for her role in Alan Bennett’s A Question of Attribution.
In 2014, Scales was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and as the condition worse, she made the decision to stop watching TV. Prunella passed away on October 28, 2025, according to an announcement made on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Our beloved mother, Prunella Scales, passed away peacefully at home in London yesterday, according to her family. She was 93. She continued to reside at home despite her retirement from a remarkable acting career that spanned nearly 70 years. The day before she passed away, she was watching Fawlty Towers.
Pru and Timothy West were “married for 61 years.” In November of this year, 2024, he passed away. Seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren are also left behind by her.
“We would like to thank everyone who assisted Pru in ensuring that she spent her final days peacefully, lovingly, and surrounded by love.”
Basil Fawlty and John Cleese
Basil Fawlty, a hotel owner, was portrayed by John Cleese, a character known for his rants, rude behavior, and desire to advance socially. Cleese won the 1980 BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance for the role.
Before the second series aired, John and Connie Booth, who played Polly, split up. Before marrying his wife Jennifer, the actor and comedian then wed two more times.
When the series finished John made more Monty Python films and starred in Bond films as Q’s assistant and Q, as well as A Fish Called Wanda and Clockwise. Other projects included the Harry Potter franchise, Shrek, Will and Grace and BBC sitcom Hold The Sunset.
When Fawlty Towers’ controversial language is being questioned, he revived Basil for a 2016 Specsavers commercial.
Manuel Andrew Sachs
Andrew Sachs played Spanish waiter Manuel while he was on Fawlty Towers. The actor went on to be the hotel manager in Are You being Served? and appeared soaps EastEnders and Coronation Street.
Alongside voice over and radio work, Sachs also appeared in Doctor Who: Shada and That Peter Kay Thing. Back in 2008, Sachs was the victim of a prank call, were Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross left inappropriate messages about Brand having sex with his granddaughter Georgina Baillie.
The BBC apologised, Brand resigned, and Ross was suspended as a result of this enormous scandal. The father-of-three was sadly passed away four years after being diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2012.
Terry Hughes – Brian Hall
Terry Hughes, a cockney chef, is a character Brian Hall plays in Fawlty Towers, which he just portrayed in the second season of Fawlty Towers. Hall left Fawlty Towers to work on films like Break in the Sun, Sweeney 2 and McVicar.
The actor died in September 1997 at the age of 59, after a three-year long battle with cancer. When he was diagnosed with cancer, he told The Mirror: “Cancer is a bully and I hate bullies. This old boy cancer will get about as much change out of me as all the other bullies I’ve met – nothing.”
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Ballard Berkeley, an actor, and Major Gowen, a permanent resident, played the role. Major Gowen was well-known for his controversial viewpoints, and many of the character’s offensive lines were repeatedly edited out.
Berkeley appeared on well-known TV programs like Hi-de-Hi! and “To the Manor Born” Are You Being Served also features him in a small capacity.
His most recent role was in the animated film The BFG, which he voiced. Unfortunately, the actor passed away in 1988 and could not see the finished product on screen.
Polly Sherman – Connie Booth
Connie Booth and her then-husband Cleese co-wrote and co-starred in Fawlty Towers. She played the role of Polly Sherman, a waiter and maid.
She and Cleese were able to reconcile while filming the show’s daughter Cynthia. The actress later appeared in television series The Tomorrow People and The Buccaneers, as well as The Sherlock Holmes Return. Booth left acting in 1995, and he later pursued studies to pursue a career in psychotherapy.
Mr. Hutchinson – Bernard Cribbins
Although Bernard Cribbins OBE played Mr. Hutchinson, a salesman for hotels, in the episode, Basil quickly realized he was a hotel inspector.
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The actor had a career spanning more than 70 years and had a number of big roles, including those in three Carry On movies and those in Doctor Who alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
He married Gillian in 1955, and it was revealed that the 93-year-old veteran actor had passed away in July 2022.
