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Sir Gary Oldman, 67, a London-born actor, played a number of figures in the King’s Birthday Honours, including prime minister Sir Winston Churchill and Sex Pistols hellraiser Sid Vicious.

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Oscar-winning actor Sir Gary Oldman has received a knighthood at Windsor Castle from Prince William.

In the King’s Birthday Honours, the 67-year-old film star, who was born in London, was honored for his dramatic contributions. In his long career, Oldman has played a variety of roles, including those in the Sex Pistols and Sir Winston Churchill’s former prime minister.

In Apple TV’s Slow Horses, based on the Slough House book series written by British author Mick Herron, one of his more recent and well-known roles is that of veteran MI5 agent Jackson Lamb.

In the early 1990s, he appeared as the titular vampire in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and as the alleged assassin of US President John F. Kennedy.

In 1997, his semi-autobiographical film Nil By Mouth, which was praised as brilliant but heartbreakingly moving, was released.

In 1998, he was awarded the award for outstanding British film and best original screenplay.

Across the Noughties and into the 2010s he appeared in some of the Harry Potter films as Harry’s godfather, Sirius Black, and also starred as Gotham City Police lieutenant Jim Gordon in Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

In the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, he received Bafta and Oscar nominations for his portrayal of George Smiley.

Prior to his role in The Darkest Hour, where he swept the 2018 awards season, earning an Academy Award, Bafta, and more, he was unable to capture the leading actor award.

Samantha Morton, the actress who won the Bafta award, and Rachel Daly, the 2022 Euro-winning, are also among the names honored on Tuesday.

Morton, 48, who is renowned for her roles in The Serpent Queen and Longford, will receive an OBE for her contributions to drama and charity.

Before starring in period dramas like Emma in 1996 and Jane Eyre in 1997, she made her first TV appearances in 1991 with Soldier Soldier and Boon.

Morton received her first British Independent Film Award (Bifa) nomination for best actress in 1998 for her role in Carine Adler’s indie film Under The Skin.

She received the Richard Harris Award in 2022 for her outstanding contribution to British cinema, and in 2002 she won the best actress award for Morvern Callar.

The actress and director also received two Oscar nominations, including those for In America and Sweet And Lowdown in 2000.

For her portrayal of the young murderer Myra Hindley in the TV series Longford, she received a Golden Globe in 2008.

Morton also co-wrote and directed the TV series The Unloved, which is based on her first-hand knowledge of the British care system, and won the 2010 Bafta TV Awards for best single drama.

In the 2002 sci-fi action film Minority Report, she co-starred with Tom Cruise, and she co-starred with Mary Lou in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).

Morton dedicated the award, which is the academy’s highest honor, to children in care last year, with the Bafta fellowship.

Daly, one of the England women’s football players who won the European Championship in their home country in 2022, will receive an MBE for her contributions to association football.

Stacey Solomon enjoys the same affordable jewelry brand that Olivia Attwood loves, and Olivia Attwood has shared exactly where to buy her designer-looking gold bangle stack.

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When it comes to your outfit, accessories can make or break your look. The right jewellery can instantly elevate even the most simple outfits, and Olivia Attwood just proved you don’t need to break the bank to look expensive.

The presenter is known for her love of designer items, but she recently revealed that her everyday jewellery hails from a much more affordable brand – Abbott Lyon. The jewellery brand is a firm favourite with Stacey Solomon too, who just launched a brand new collection that’s available to shop now.

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Our focus was on Olivia’s own stack of bracelets, which are all available from Abbott Lyon for less than £60 each, with bangles currently in fashion. Additionally, Abbott Lyon is currently offering a two for one deal using the promo code 2FOR1, which allows you to purchase all four of her favorite bracelets for the price of two.

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The gold Crossover Bangle, which you can purchase for £45, is Olivia’s most affordable item. The bracelet has the appearance of two bangles that are tightly arranged and are easy to slip on and off.

The £55 Knot Bangle, which is gold with silver woven into the knot design and resembles Fendi’s designer one, is another ultra-cheap purchase. Additionally, Olivia typically wears all three bracelets together to create a layered look, while also wearing the £59 Molten Bangle.

The Belgravia 36mm Pearl &amp, Crystal Link Watch, which costs slightly more, is her collection’s final item, priced at £149. The watch has a pearl-like face and two tone gold and silver metal strap, which reminds one of a high-end Rolex.

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You could save £100 by purchasing the Knot and Crossover bangles for only £20 while signing up for Abbott Lyon’s two-for-one deal, which offers a £20 savings on the watch and the Molten Bangle. You’ll need to grab the savings right away since the deal is only valid for a limited period of time.

You could also increase your stack by purchasing some extra pieces, such as Orelia’s Fine Multi-Interlocking Bangles, for just £25. We also adore the assortment of designs in Oliver Bonas’ £28 set of three bracelets and the ASOS DESIGN Pack of 6 Bracelets in Mixed Hammered Design, both of which are available for less than £14.

Take advantage of Abbott Lyon’s two-for-one offer to save yourself some money before the deal expires, though, if you want to copy Olivia’s everyday look without breaking the bank.

The Impossible Fortune, Robert Osman’s newest book for the Murder Club, is going to be filled with turns and twists.

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“I love, love, love doing nothing. Doing nothing is, quite absolutely, my state of grace,” says Richard Osman, 54, who, most days, is doing very far from nothing.

He acknowledges that multitasking is not his strong suit. He has just finished recording 110 episodes of Richard Osman’s House of Games, has been hosting The Rest Is Entertainment podcast with Marina Hyde, and has signed 5, 000 copies of his newest book, The Impossible Fortune.

“I do a good job of monotasking.” He wryly replies, “I’m good at focusing on one thing at a time, in extreme depth,” but even when he repeatedly tries to answer questions, he still has an incredible ability to respond quickly, succinctly, without hesitation.

Born in Billericay and growing up in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, for a long time Osman was best known as Alexander Armstrong’s sidekick on BBC One’s Pointless, or for delivering us 8 Out Of 10 Cats on Channel 4. Since 2020 though, he’s the bloke who introduced Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim into our lives. And now the Thursday Murder Club gang are back for a fifth outing.

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I’ve given them a year to recover and rest. Osman fondly refers to his characters as “four of his best friends,” noting that “they went through quite a lot.”

He adds that “for all of them, things have slightly changed.”

A distressed guest approaches the depressed detective Elizabeth and says, “Someone is trying to kill me.” The book opens with a wedding scene. “Can you assist me?”

What comes after a “huge amount of money” and “seemingly uncrackable code” intertwined with themes of friendship and loss.

Osman’s focus on the elderly, a group he describes as “incredibly wise but also invisible,” made them ideal detectives when it first appeared, what made the Thursday Murder Club stand out when it first came out. He is still fascinated by his older.

He says, “You are thinking a little bit more deeply about life and what it means, and what grief is and what the point of it all is” as he points out. He doesn’t worry about getting older, which is surprising given the difficulties of getting older.

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He chuckles, “I’m essentially an 80-year-old woman in everything other than my frame,” he says with a smile. No one wants to experience grief, nor do we want to become ill. But we are exactly at that location… However, I like the idea of being older and being less judgmental about what other people think of me.

A Hollywood adaptation of the Thursday Murder Club novels was inevitable given that there were already more than 10 million copies of the books being sold.

Securing British legends Celia Imrie, Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren to portray the foursome in the Netflix film, helmed by Christopher Columbus, represents phenomenal casting, though Osman wasn’t concerned about having the stars influencing his mind whilst penning the next instalment.

No one, not even the mighty Helen Mirren, can knock Elizabeth out of my head, he retorts jovially, “because those characters are so ridiculously real, I know.” The consistently witty and compelling author, Osman, does have a slight resentment toward labels and imitators who frequently lead to success.

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The series’ titles include The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, The Last Devil to Die, and The Impossible Fortune.

Some people may be off course due to such enormous success, but Osman, a father of two, has a work ethic unwavering. He advises, “Anytime someone has a hit is great, but it mustn’t deter you for longer than, say, five minutes.”

“Everything returns to sitting down and writing again, going back upstairs.” Without you writing the following book, nothing happens. I enjoy grafting. I enjoy getting paid, but I enjoy doing my day’s work.

His “really hard work,” he confesses with a chuckle, “really hard work” when his feline companions start hollering at him while hammered out upstairs at home, with the door firmly closed until they start yelling at him. He continues, “That’s a fairly simple job, I’m going to say.”

However, he claims that writing is “the thing I felt compelled to do.” That’s the thing I started with when I was 15 years old, and it’s what I’ll finish with as well.

The Impossible Fortune, a work by Richard Osman, is now available.

Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards was emotional at a gig following the release of her debut solo album whilst introducing a song said to be about her friendship with Jesy Nelson

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Singer-songwriter Perrie Edwards was emotional whilst introducing a song that’s said to be about the end of her friendship with Jesy Nelson at a gig recently. She spoke about struggling to navigate losing a friend at the concert.

Perrie, 32, has been promoting her self-titled debut solo album at signings and gigs since it was released last week. It’s included the Little Mix member having performed for fans at a concert that was held in Circuit in Kingston on Saturday night.

At the acoustic show, Perrie performed Same Place Different View, which features on her new album. She’s previously mentioned the track whilst discussing her estrangement from former bandmate Jesy, 34, who left Little Mix in 2020 after having been part of the group for almost a decade.

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Videos shared on social media show Perrie becoming emotional whilst introducing the song. She told the audience: “I wrote this next song because I feel like we talk about heartbreak a lot in music, in songs and life, and it’s always romantically.

“And we seem to forget like losing a friend or falling out with a friend or not having them in your life anymore, it’s f***ing hard! And it’s like how do I navigate a life where that person’s been there for years, they’ve seen me cry, they’ve seen my absolute demons, they’ve seen everything, and then poof they’re gone?”

She continued: “It’s like ‘okay’. So I think I really struggled to navigate it.” After appearing to get emotional, Perrie was met with support from the crowd but she said: “Okay, wait! Don’t make me cry because then my vocal chords are gonna go funny and then I’m not gonna sound good.” She then revealed that the song was Same Place Different View.

Perrie has previously spoken about her friendship with Jesy. They were put into Little Mix together on the X Factor in 2011 and it was later announced in 2020 that Jesy was leaving the group.

Jesy said in a statement released at the time: “The truth is recently being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard. There comes a time in life when we need to reinvest in taking care of ourselves rather than focusing on making other people happy, and I feel like now is the time to begin the process.”

More recently, on Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend, Perrie said that she was no longer in contact with Jesy. She went on to say on her episode of the BBC show, released in May: “I wrote a song about it. Every time I listen to it, I cry.”

Whilst on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, Perrie said about experiencing a loss of friendship: “I wrote a song about it and it’s called Same Place Different View and it’s about a friendship that I had, that I no longer have anymore. I mentioned it in an interview, and so many people reached out to me.”

Perrie added: “It’s not really spoken about. When you hear a heartbreak song, it’s about a relationship or a significant other. […] But when it’s a friend, like you don’t really hear about it that much in music, so I was like ‘I’m gonna write something about it because it’s just as heartbreaking, if not worse’.”

She later added: “It’s really sad, but at the same time, these things sometimes happen and it does makes you think like ‘ahh, do we try and rectify the situation? Do we try this? Do I reach out? It doesn’t feel like I should. I feel like I should just stay away’. It’s a really horrible dynamic to be in.”

Jesy has also spoken about no longer being in contact with her former bandmates. As reported at the time, she said on The Graham Norton Show in 2021: “We’re not talking any more. It is sad but honestly there is no bad blood from my side, and I still love them to pieces and genuinely wish them all the best.”

She added: “I loved my time with them, and we’ve got the most incredible memories together but it’s just one of those things which needs to take time, so who knows. To me they are still the ‘sickest’ girl band in the world.”

More recently, Jesy told the Sun in 2023 that she had no “regrets” about having left Little Mix because it was “right” for her, before saying that she would “always cherish the memories” she made in the group. She then spoke about no longer speaking to her former bandmates.

She said: “No, we haven’t talked since then. Never say never, but I honestly wish them the best on their solo journeys now, which is so exciting.” Jesy said that she was “rooting” for them all, adding: “I honestly do wish them all the success as they are all crazy talented.”

Amanda Holden has appeared on some the country’s most loved TV shows down the years, but she has recently opened up about trying to find the balance between work and family time

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Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has lifted the lid on the latest goings-on in her life as she shared a confession about her home life.

In recent decades, Amanda has been an ever-present on our screens thanks to roles on Britain’s Got Talent and, more recently, on the radio waves co-hosting Heart Breakfast alongside Jamie Theakston.

However, away from the mics and cameras, Amanda has been raising her family of four alongside her husband, Chris Hughes.

During a recent chat with Closer magazine, she opened up on the realities of juggling a busy work life while raising her two daughters, Lexi and Hollie: “I have questioned why (I do it at all)”, she says, adding: “I’ve been knackered”!

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“Obviously, I’m a mother as well and, no word of a lie, I get calls from my daughter all the time asking about netball club and whether I can sign her up for whatever club is on at school. But I would always rather be busy”.

Amid her struggle to make enough time for her family, she said she was able to take some time out from her busy work schedule this summer to enjoy time abroad with them: “I take the summer off, so I just have that chunk with Chris and the girls, and I always look forward to that”.

However, it seemed somewhat short-lived, as she admitted that filming with Alan Carr got in the way: “Although, I was smashing a house down with Alan this summer, so was technically working”!

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Following her marriage with Les Dennis from 1995 until 2003, she first crossed paths with music producer Chris while in Los Angeles.

After meeting three years earlier, the pair started their family together in 2006 with the birth of Lexi, before tying the knot and having their second daughter in the six years that followed.

While Amanda opened up about her busy work life, one of her latest TV adventures has seen her team up with close friend and presenter Alan Carr for their BBC home renovation series.

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Travelling across some of the most idyllic landscapes in Italy and Spain, over the course of two series, the media personalities have attempted to turn around the fortunes of dilapidated properties in a bid to bring them back to their former glory.

Amanda Holden has appeared on some of the nation’s most beloved TV shows over the years, but she has recently spoken out about attempting to strike a balance between family and work.

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Amanda Holden, a judge for Britain’s Got Talent, revealed the most recent happenings in her life in a confession about her home life.

Amanda has been a constant presence on our screens over the past few decades thanks to her roles on Britain’s Got Talent and, more recently, on radio waves, co-hosting Heart Breakfast alongside Jamie Theakston.

Amanda has raised her family of four with her husband, Chris Hughes, aside from the microphones and cameras.

She discussed the difficulties of juggling her two daughters, Lexi and Hollie, in a recent conversation with Closer magazine: “I have questioned why (I do it at all)” and added, “I’ve been knackered”!

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“Of course, I’m a mother, and no one tells a lie, I get calls from my daughter asking about a netball club and whether I can sign her up for any other club at school.” However, I prefer to be busy.

She claimed she had some free time this summer from her busy work schedule to enjoy time with her family because she had to make time for them. “I take the summer off, so I just have that chunk with Chris and the girls, and I always look forward to that.”

She admitted that filming with Alan Carr got in the way: “Although, I was smashing a house down with Alan this summer, so was technically working.

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Following her marriage with Les Dennis from 1995 until 2003, she first crossed paths with music producer Chris while in Los Angeles.

The pair tied the knot in 2006 and had their second daughter in the six years that followed when they first met three years earlier and started a family in 2006.

While Amanda opened up about her busy work life, one of her latest TV adventures has seen her team up with close friend and presenter Alan Carr for their BBC home renovation series.

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Over the course of two series, the media personalities have attempted to turn around the fortunes of crumbling buildings in an effort to restore them to their former glory. They have traveled across some of Italy’s and Spain’s most idyllic landscapes.