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Maura Higgins brutal TV showdown with Friends star as she snaps ‘stop talking’

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Maura Higgins brutal TV showdown with Friends star as she snaps ‘stop talking’ – The Mirror

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Everything you need to know as the Love Island star goes to war in The Traitors castle.

Maura Higgins on The Traitors – everything you need to know:

  1. She’s been in the Love Island villa, she dominated the I’m A Celeb jungle and now she’s in The Traitors castle. And everywhere she does, Maura Higgins seems totally relaxed – but deadly to her enemies.
  2. One such enemy it seems is the Friends star Michael Rapaport. If you have no clue who he was in Friends, he had a recurring role as Phoebe’s boyfriend Gary in the 1999 series. He’s also appeared in several other TV shows and films, but undoubtedly he is more famous in the US than the UK.ir
  3. The pair are starring together in the US version of The Traitors, which unlike the US version has always featured celebs. Maura is well known in America as one of the Love Island hosts.
  4. She pounced on one of Michael’s comments after he said “we got rid of” when referring to murdered contestants. She asked: “Why did you say, ‘we got rid of’? Does that mean you’re a Traitor?”
  5. Appearing to bridle at the accusation, he replied: “Let me tell you something, Maura. I’m as faithful as a faithful….” She cut in: “Why did you say ‘we’? We didn’t – the Traitors did.”
  6. Some fans have been delighted with the put-down, with one writing: “Maura being unafraid and standing up to Michael is so far my favoritest part of the new season of #TheTraitorsUS.” Another said of the star: “He’s quite literally insufferable get him off my screen.”
  7. But was he actually a Traitor? Actually, no. Neither Maura or Michael are, so perhaps they should both stop bickering!

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Music legend Paul Hardcastle says his son has died in a motorcycle accident

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Music legend Paul Hardcastle shared the devastating news that his son, Paul Hardcastle Jr, has died following a motorcycle accident

Paul Hardcastle’s official Instagram account has announced the tragic death of his son at the age of 35. The devastating news was shared in a heartbreaking post on Monday night.

Sharing a throwback image of his son, who shares the same name, the star behind the No1 song 19 wrote: “Just to let you know that my super talented son Paul Hardcastle Jnr was in a fatal motorcycle accident earlier and has sadly died. RIP son love Dad.”

Paul Jnr was a successful musician in his own right, playing the saxophone and DJing. He performed alongside his father in the smooth jazz album Hardcastle 5, appearing on the final track, Take 1, in 2008. He also worked on the 2022 release, Hardcastle X.

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He had an international breakthrough in 2010 when he co-wrote, recorded, and performed his debut single, Touch and Go, produced by his father. It reached number one in the USA Billboard Jazz Chart.

Followers were quick to pay tribute to the late musician in the comments section. Among them was former TOWIE star James Argent, who wrote: “I’m so sorry mate, thinking of you all. Heartbreaking.” He added a broken heart emoji.

Presenter Hayley Palmer also said: “Paul, I don’t even have the words – I am so so sorry to hear this. Heartbreaking. Am thinking of you Paul xx”

Hardcastle, 68, a huge star in the Eighties. His number one hit in 1985, 19, was created in his parents’ living room in Leytonstone and backed by Simon Fuller, who quit his record company job to be his manager.

The song topped the charts in 13 ­countries. It meant suddenly Paul couldn’t walk the streets without someone humming its repetitive, addictive chorus: “N-n-n-n-nineteen, nineteen.”

Music mogul Fuller, who represented the Spice Girls and David Beckham, was Paul’s best man when he married Dolores. He is also godfather to his eldest daughter Maxine.

In a tragic turn of events, the composer previously revealed how a life-changing motorbike accident ended up kicking off his career in music. In May 2024, when speaking to Steve Denyer on My 80s Playlist, he explained he initially waned to be a motorbike racer.

He called it his “ambition in life”. However, he was left hospitalised for nearly four months after a nasty accident. “I came out, I had compound fractures on my femur, my tibia, and fibula,” he said. “Half of it was my fault, because I was going too fast, but someone pulled out as well.”

Describing how it then secured his love of music and his future career, he went on: “I was in there for four months, I had nothing to do. I was just listening to the radio.

“I had done music with my dad, when I was about eight years old, I went around Berlin. We lived everywhere, anywhere that he was getting gigs. I was sort of a novelty because I could play the drums and do a little bit of sort of singing and play a little bit of guitar.”

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He said he then found himself “wrangling his way” into a band before going solo.

Man City make move for Anderson – Tuesday’s gossip

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Manchester City are keen on England international Elliot Anderson, Bayern Munich continue chase for Marc Guehi and Roma agree deal for Aston Villa‘s Donyell Malen.

Manchester City have made contact over a deal for 23-year-old England and Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson. (Teamtalk)

Bayern Munich have not given up on signing Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, 25, with Manchester City and Liverpool also in the chase. (Sky Germany)

Roma have agreed a loan deal with an option to buy Aston Villa and Netherlands forward Donyell Malen, 26, for 28.5m euros (£24.6m). Sky Sports Italia

Atletico Madrid are mulling over a 35m euros (£30m) offer from Manchester United to sign Spain utility player Marcos Llorente, 30. (Fichajes in Spanish)

Manchester City and Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 31, has been linked with a summer move to Como. (Sky Calcio Club via Four Four Two)

Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle United are all monitoring 22-year-old centre back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. (CaughtOffside)

England and Roma striker Tammy Abraham, 28, who is currently on loan with Besiktas, is keen on returning to England with Aston Villa a potential suitor. (Talksport)

Bournemouth have emerged as a serious contender alongside Lazio in the pursuit of Ferencvaros and Hungary midfielder Alex Toth, 20. (Teamtalk)

Real Madrid midfielder Arda Guler, 20, has no plans to leave his current club despite interest from Arsenal. (Teamtalk)

Monaco are interested in signing Leicester defender Wout Faes. The 27-year-old Belgium centre-back joined the Foxes from the French top flight in 2022. (FootMercato)

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Allen too good for Williams at Masters, Zhao also through

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Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen won five frames in a row as he came from behind to defeat Wales’ Mark Williams 6-2 in the first round of the Masters – despite suffering from illness before the tournament.

In a match between two former champions, Allen took the opener thanks to a break of 67, before 50-year-old Williams battled to take the next two to lead 2-1.

Allen, 39, made a break of 54 in frame four to ensure it was 2-2 at the mid-session interval and then raised his game with breaks of 60, 125 and 70 to take control of the match.

Speaking to the BBC after the match, Allen revealed his preparations had been hampered.

“I felt comfortable, which is weird,” said Allen. “I prepare properly for these events but I couldn’t prepare for this at all as I’ve been lying in bed all week with food poisoning, so I just thought ‘go out there and give my best’.

“I wouldn’t have had much left if it had got much closer.”

Allen into Masters quarter-finals for 11th time

It was a frustrating afternoon for Williams as mistakes crept into his game. He was unable to register a single break of 50 and had a pot success rate of only 71%.

His departure means three former world champions have been beaten in the opening three matches after Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby lost against Wu Yize and Xiao Guodong respectively on Sunday’s opening day.

In the quarter-finals on Thursday, Allen will face either world number one Judd Trump or China’s Ding Junhui, with those two meeting in their last-16 tie on Wednesday.

Allen beat Kyren Wilson to win the 2018 Masters and said he “was not getting carried away” about his hopes for a repeat success.

“This is my 11th quarter-final [at the Masters] but I’ve only won it once so I have to sort that out – this is as good a week as any to do that,” added Allen.

World champion Zhao becomes third Chinese player into quarter-finals

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Zhao, who battled through four qualifying matches and then five more at the Crucible to become the first Asian player to win the world title in May, became the third Chinese player to make it into this year’s Masters quarter-finals.

A break of 76 gave Wilson the opening frame as the Englishman looked to win a Masters match for the first time after losing in the opening round in 2021 and 2024 against Kyren Wilson and Shaun Murphy respectively.

But Zhao ruthlessly punished loose safety shots from Wilson to win four frames in a row, thanks to breaks of 50, 51, 54 and 72, while Wilson only collected 10 points in that time.

However, Wilson battled to win the sixth frame to reduce the deficit to 2-4, only to then let a 51-0 advantage slip in frame seven.

Zhao made his fifth half-century break of the match, a 67 in frame eight, to seal a 6-2 victory – bizarrely the same score that has now been seen in all four completed matches.

Zhao, who had lost to John Higgins in round one in 2022 in his only other Masters appearance, said: “I enjoyed the night. This is my second time at Alexandra Palace so I really enjoyed it.

“I know he [Wilson] is a very good player so I just wanted to have big breaks and didn’t want him to come back so I just try to get better.

“Hopefully in the final we have two Chinese players. Tonight I could see a lot of fans supporting me so I feel very confident and I didn’t want to lose. This is my first win at Alexandra Palace.”

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Spurs set to beat Villa to £35m Gallagher

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Tottenham expect to complete a £35m deal for Atletico Madrid midfielder Conor Gallagher after moving ahead of Aston Villa in the race for the England international’s signature.

Villa appeared to be in pole position to land Gallagher but Spurs are now closing in on the 25-year-old after expressing a willingness to meet Atletico’s valuation.

Villa wanted to sign the former Chelsea man on an initial loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.

Gallagher has not yet agreed personal terms with Spurs, but that is understood to be a formality.

The midfielder is keen to finalise the transfer before Atletico’s game against Deportivo in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday night.

Gallagher will hope a move back to the Premier League boosts his chances of breaking back into Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for this summer’s World Cup.

He has only played once under the German so far, featuring for 59 minutes in the 3-1 friendly defeat by Senegal.

Spurs are looking to add to their midfield options after Rodrigo Bentancur was ruled out for at least three months.

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Coronation Street’s Julie star has two Hollywood actor sons with unbelievable careers

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Kathy Cavanagh spent seven years on the ITV soap Coronation Street between 2008 and 2015 playing the part of Julie Carp, but now she supports her two sons as their Hollywood careers flourish

Coronation Street enthusiasts may be taken aback to learn that actress Katy Cavanagh, known for her role as Julie Carp, is the mother of two rather well-known actors. The 52-year-old actress was a familiar face on the cobbles as Julie from 2008 to 2015 and made a comeback to the ITV soap last year for Eileen Grimshaw’s exit storyline, portrayed by Sue Cleaver.

In an emotional plot twist, Katy’s character Julie was written out after disclosing her cancer diagnosis. Aside from Coronation Street, Katy has also been acknowledged for her roles in The Cops, The Bill, Bob and Rose, and Murder on the Blackpool Express.

However, Katy isn’t the only one in her family with star quality. She is the she’s the proud mum of two Hollywood actor sons who recently starred in the film Hamnet, alongside Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Joe Alwyn.

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Katy and her producer husband Chris Jupe are parents to three children, including actor sons Noah, 20, and Jacobi, 12. Noah and Jacobi have just appeared in Hamnet.

In the production, Jacobi played the part of Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William and Agnes and twin to Judith. Noah, meanwhile, took on the role of Hamlet.

Prior to Hamnet, Jacobi had roles in the 2023 Disney film Peter Pan and Wendy, playing Michael Darling, as well as TV shows Britannia, Tom Jones and Before. Meanwhile, his elder sibling Noah has racked up an impressive acting CV.

He featured in the thriller A Quiet Place and its follow-up A Quiet Place Part II with Emily Blunt, John Krasinski and Cillian Murphy, playing Marcus Abbott, the character son of Evelyn (Emily Blunt) and Lee (John Krasinski), according to the Daily Star.

His portfolio also encompasses the role of Henry Fraser in The Undoing, working alongside Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, plus Suburbicon, which featured Matt Damon and Julianne Moore.

Noah has also gained recognition for The Night Manager, in which he took on the part of Daniel Roper, and the movie Ford v Ferrari.

Speaking with Variety, Noah previously discussed his family’s entertainment industry background: “My mum was an actress for a while, my dad was a producer, been an AD, been on a film set his whole life, so we’re a very film family. We’re very savvy in terms of the industry.”

He went on to explain how having well-informed parents proved invaluable when he started out as a young performer: “It was very helpful with me working as a kid because my parents would be on set and they know what they were doing, and they’d know about all the different intricacies of being on set.”

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At the weekend, Katy proudly posed with her sons at the 2026 BAFTA Tea Party in Beverly Hills. The prestigious event was held at the luxe Four Seasons Hotel.

It is used as a celebration of the year’s cinematic triumphs. And it comest ahead of the iconic BAFTA Film Awards, which has a strong record of predicting who will be an Oscars success.