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It’s the unlikely hit drama exploring the world of competitive chess, with its star in line for awards after her gripping performance as the glamorous genius who destroys her opponents. But what many of those hooked on The Queen’s Gambit won’t realise is that chess prodigy Beth Harmon is based on a real person. Some … Read more
Rose Byrne sports a mass of curls as she films 1980s Apple TV+ dramedy Physical on location in LA By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 05:45 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 05:45 GMT, 3 February 2021 She was last seen on the small screen in the Hulu series Mrs. America. And on Tuesday, Rose … Read more
Skin cancer rates are soaring: Cases are up 470% since the 1980s with budget holidays abroad and use of sunbeds feared to be fuelling the rise Cases of skin cancer have rocketed since the 1980s, rising by 250% in women Figures for men show the number of skin cancer patients has risen five-fold Rates have … Read more
Renault has wowed motoring fanatics this morning with the unveiling of an electric car it plans to launch in four years’ time – and it looks exceptionally familiar. A new Renault 5 Prototype, which has an uncanny likeness to the French firm’s legendary 5 Turbo Group B rally cars from the 1980s, has been announced. … Read more
Viewers have been warned about an ‘outright offensive’ character in the iconic movie Flash Gordon. The British Board of Film Classification has added a warning about Ming the Merciless, advising the audience that the character played by the late Swedish actor Max von Sydow is a ‘discriminatory stereotype’. The 1980 movie was reclassified as a 12A … Read more
Shakira flashed her chiseled midriff as she danced up a storm in 1980s chic workout gear for the new Girl Like Me music video. The 43-year-old Colombian superstar joined the Black Eyed Peas for the new song – a project 12 years in the making. ‘For those that didn’t know @shakira came to my studio … Read more
It’s hard to imagine someone else playing the iconic role of Ferris Bueller in the classic 1986 film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. But that was almost a reality, according to star Matthew Broderick, who confessed he almost passed on the wildly popular teen comedy directed by John Hughes. It turns out his apprehension was mainly due … Read more
The star of the popular Tudor Crisps TV adverts in the 1980s has died from coronavirus at the age of 87. Comedian and singer Kenny Williams spent years entertaining people across the North East as he toured the region’s club circuit. Kenny, who had vascular dementia, was living at Armstrong House care home in Gateshead. His … Read more
New music show That Was Then… This Is Now! to feature the biggest pop stars of the 1980s in a bid to help their financial troubles during the pandemic By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 02:15 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 02:15 BST, 15 October 2020 That Was Then… This Is Now! is a … Read more
Man fathered by police spy wins payout: Scotland Yard agrees substantial compensation over undercover officer who had an affair with animal rights activist he was monitoring in the 1980s Bob Lambert posed as a radical to infiltrate animal rights groups in the 1980s He began a long-term relationship with ‘Jacqui’ and fathered a son known … Read more