Ariana Grande's "life" has been "made" after Barbra Streisand shared a heartfelt appreciation post about the Wicked: For Good star.

The 32-year-old singer and actress was left in shock after seeing icon Barbra, 83, had praised her acting and singing abilities as well as gushed over Ariana for being "sweet, kind and thoughtful".

Barbra wrote on...Read more

Billy Porter plans to do "nothing" over the festive period.

The Pose actor - who contracted sepsis in September - is looking forward to taking a break and having the time to relax over the next few weeks.

Asked his festive plans, he exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "To sit down and rest… nothing!..."

Billy had been starring as the Emcee in ...Read more

Queen Camilla and Catherine, Princess of Wales are likely to receive "heirloom" jewellery from their husbands for Christmas.

Although the royal family are known for exchanging joke gifts on Christmas Eve, former royal butler Grant Harrold revealed 25 December is a day for "meaningful" presents, and King Charles and Prince William are likely to ...Read more

Susan Boyle has been gifted a jacket by Timothee Chalamet.

The 29-year-old actor recently revealed he is a huge fan of the Scottish singer - who shot to fame on the 2009 series of TV show Britain's Got Talent, when she stunned the world with her performance of I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables - and he has now sent her one of the coveted ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — In-store appearances paid off for artists who made it to Minneapolis’ best-known record store in 2025, but they couldn’t top the performer behind this year’s much-ballyhooed Super Bowl appearance.

Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” was the Electric Fetus’ top-selling record of 2025, according to the store’s annual year-end ...Read more

It isn’t that myriad aspects of the story told in the family drama “Goodbye June” won’t prove relatable to many who watch it. They will.

It isn’t that the film — debuting on Netflix this week after a limited theatrical release — isn’t chock full of solid performances from talented actors. It is.

It’s that the work of Kate ...Read more

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Gurinder Chadha's Christmas Karma was inspired by It's A Wonderful Life.

The 65-year-old filmmaker has always loved Frank Capra's 1946 festive classic so when it came to making her own holiday film, she knew she wanted to make a movie that offered viewers the same heart-warming experience.

She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I love It's a ...Read more

Kate Hudson thinks it would have been "nice" to have starred in Spider-Man.

The Song Sung Blue actress confirmed she turned down the role of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's 2002 movie - a part which ultimately went to Kirsten Dunst - and she occasionally regrets the decision.

Asked if it was true she had passed on the role, she said on Watch ...Read more

Sir Elton John is celebrating an early Christmas present after his festive tune Step Into Christmas went platinum in the US.

The 78-year-old music icon looked delighted as he posed for a snap with a plaque to show the Christmas classic, which was first released in 1973, is now a platinum single in America, and 4x platinum in the UK.

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Serena Williams has gushed over her sister Venus Williams after watching her sibling get married.

The 44-year-old former professional tennis player has hailed Venus as her "protector" and "teacher" after the fellow ex-tennis pro, 45, wed actor Andrea Preti, 37.

Serena wrote on Instagram: "My sister's keeper. Venus, where do I even begin? From ...Read more

Taylor Swift has donated $1 million to the American Heart Association.

The Fate of Ophelia has made a generous personal contribution in honour of her dad Scott Swift, who underwent a quintuple bypass surgery earlier this year, and the money will help to "advance ongoing scientific research, stronger prevention and treatment efforts, and ...Read more

James Ransone saved his neighbour from being sexually assaulted.

The Wire actor passed away on 19 December after taking his own life at the age of 46, and a woman named Molly Watts has paid tribute to the star for helping prevent her life from taking a dark turn when he scared off her would-be attacker in New York in 2006.

Molly wrote on ...Read more

Kelly Osbourne is hoping to make it through Christmas "without crying" as she and her family mark the first festive period since her dad Ozzy Osbourne passed away.

The 41-year-old star and her partner, Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson, and their three-year-old son Sidney will celebrate Christmas at her mum Sharon Osbourne's Buckinghamshire home, where ...Read more

King Charles will deliver his Christmas message from Westminster Abbey.

The 77-year-old monarch will once again give his festive address outside of traditional palace walls as the speech was filmed in the lady chapel of the medieval church in London.

The King is expected to talk about the "pilgrimage" of life in his message that will be ...Read more

Martha Stewart has become a co-owner of Swansea City.

The 84-year-old businesswoman and TV personality is the latest celebrity to become a minority owner of the Welsh football club - following in the footsteps of her friend Snoop Dogg and Croatian football legend Luka Modric.

Martha attended Swansea's 2-1 home victory against Wrexham in their ...Read more

Chevy Chase was "hurt" by his exclusion from Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary celebrations.

The 82-year-old star was an original cast member on the long-running sketch comedy series and has expressed disappointment at his lack of involvement in the special anniversary episode that aired in February and saw a host of SNL alumni return.

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Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner died "minutes" after sustaining "multiple" knife wound injuries, their death certificates have revealed.

The documents - obtained by People magazine - confirm that The Princess Bride filmmaker and his wife died of "multiple sharp force injuries" inside their Los Angeles home on December 14 caused "with (a) ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The First Avenger is back — and appears to be a dad.

Marvel Studios finally (officially) released its first teaser for "Avengers: Doomsday" on Tuesday, confirming the much-anticipated return of Chris Evans as the super good super soldier Steve Rogers.

The short clip shows Rogers riding up to a house on his motorcycle, looking...Read more

Mads Mikkelsen has revealed that the script for Rogue One was "surprisingly unfinished" during filming.

The 60-year-old actor played the role of research scientist Galen Erso in the 2016 Star Wars prequel movie and has recalled how frequent changes were made to the screenplay during the course of production.

Mads told Variety: "It kept ...Read more