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Why are there no good celebrity couples anymore?

It’s very hard to get excited about Taylor Swift and her rumoured American footballer love interest, while Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner are a snooze, and the less said about Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, the better. Celebrity couples never used to be this dull, writes Jessie Thompson

The Independent UK

‘A lot of biopics depend on likeness – this is braver’: Gabriel Byrne on playing Samuel Beckett

The actor talks about his new movie Dance First, in which he plays the Irish dramatist, the time he shared a drink with Richard Burton and why he had to leave Los Angeles

The Guardian - UK

Gayle Hunnicutt obituary

Texas-born actor who made her home in the UK and was known for her roles in TV’s Fall of Eagles, The Golden Bowl and Dallas

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‘I still smile when I think of him and that pesky emu’: your favourite memories of Michael Parkinson

From uproarious laughter to lovely personal encounters with the broadcaster, here are Guardian readers’ fondest reminiscences of the legendary chatshow host

The Guardian - UK

Our pick of Michael Parkinson’s 10 most memorable interview moments

His conversations with high-profile names kept him ahead of the competition for decades

Evening Standard

Cleopatra at 60: new book reveals ‘stunning profligacy’ of infamous Hollywood epic

The Observer’s critics saw the ‘ordeal in Rome’ and now a new book reveals why it flopped

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Guy Martin makes cocaine, gets kidnapped and meets Pablo Escobar’s nephew in Colombia

Our Guy in Colombia is a thrilling two-parter. Plus, a wonderful new wildlife series. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Till to The Beanie Bubble: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

A passionate and furious film about a 14-year-old boy killed in the US in the 50s, and a quirky story about Beanie Babies becoming a word-of-mouth craze

The Guardian - UK

How Princess Margaret offended the Old Hollywood elite - late royal said to have upset Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, and Judy Garland in ONE evening

Princess Margaret offended the Old Hollywood elite at an exclusive dinner during her 1965 tour of the US - but it wasn't the only time

Woman & Home

The week in TV: Love Island; The Traitors: Australia; Celebrity Save Our Sperm; Heat – review

Passion, likable contestants and more diversity have rejuvenated the original bronzed beauty; The Traitors shows no sign of franchise fatigue; and three celebrities show some real balls

The Guardian - UK

Hollywood on the Tiber: stars return to Rome studios once home to Heston and Fellini

Sprawling Cinecittà complex is in demand again thanks to tax breaks and boom in film and TV production

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve become more fearless’: Tuppence Middleton on OCD, motherhood and playing Elizabeth Taylor

The Downton Abbey actor loves to keep a low profile. So how does she feel about portraying one of Hollywood’s most glamorous and headline-grabbing stars – and writing a book about her own mental health?

The Guardian - UK

Adele's iconic Vogue dress and Rihanna's Oscars look picked to celebrate wildest divas

A new exhibition at London's V&A Museum celebrates all things diva, featuring more than 250 looks that celebrate other iconic performers who ‘have challenged the status quo’

Daily Mirror

Cleopatra at 60: the expensive epic that almost tanked a studio

The notoriously overpriced biopic, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, carried an infamous legacy but is it any good?

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Paintings from Mark Gatiss and John Lithgow among exhibition of actors’ art

Stars’ paintings go in show in London next month, with proceeds going to struggling actors

Marie Claire

The 28 Most Gorgeous Celebrity Engagement Rings of All Time

From Beyoncé’s massive 18-carat diamond to Blake Lively’s light pink sparkler, these are the best of the best.

Inverse

You Need to Watch the Most Chilling Sci-Fi Dystopia On Amazon Prime ASAP

Remember, you’re always being watched.

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Taylor’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As Cleopatra turns 60, and its star’s romance with Richard Burton becomes the subject of a new play at the National, we take a trip down the Queen of the Nile’s finest films

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Woman & Home

How did Elizabeth Taylor end up owning the Prince of Wales brooch, something that could’ve belonged to Princess Catherine today?

The Duchess of Windsor most likely took the official Prince of Wales brooch with her after Edward’s abdication

The Week

The Motive and the Cue review: a ‘heartfelt plea’ for the ‘power of theatre’

“There’s been no shortage of stage portrayals of real life VIPs in the past couple of years,” said Clive Davis in The Times. Jack Thorne’s “thoughtful, often wickedly droll” new play, about the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for a 1964 production of Hamlet on Broadway,…

Daily Mirror

Royal fans' delight as they spot King and Queen on surprise trip just hours after Coronation

The newly crowned King and Queen were spotted on their way home to Highgrove by residents of Tetbury, just hours after they appeared on Buckingham Palace balcony

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Motive and the Cue; A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction; Jules et Jim; Supernova – review

Sam Mendes reignites Gielgud and Burton’s Broadway Hamlet; a climate crisis play is powered by bikes (and eco-shaming); Timberlake Wertenbaker has fun with Jules et Jim; and Rhiannon Neads hits escape velocity

Evening Standard

Johnny Flynn: ‘rehearsal spaces can turn toxic’

The star of hot new Sam Mendes play The Motive and the Cue talks fame, fraught rehearsals and theatre’s big culture shift. By Alexandra Jones

Evening Standard

I relate to Hollywood star’s love affair with theatre, says Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton is joined in The Motive and the Cue by Johnny Flynn as her husband Richard Burton and Mark Gatiss as Sir John Gielgud

The Independent UK

The Motive and the Cue review: Burton/Gielgud luvvie-off will give you goosebumps

Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud in Jack Thorne’s affecting play about Hamlet rehearsals with Richard Burton

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