Former Love Island star Whitney Adebayo says she has been subjected to death threats and “evil” racist abuse following her appearance on the Sidemen’s Netflix reality show “Inside.” Posting on Instagram, Adebayo shared screenshots of offensive messages from people who had seen her on the show, created by the UK superstar YouTube group led by KSI. “I’ve received a mix of reactions – some positive, some negative,” she noted. “But what I’ve encountered more than anything is the reality of racism.” “I understand that being in the spotlight [brings] criticism, but what I’ve experienced the past few days goes beyond…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Dame Mary Berry is celebrating her 90th birthday on Monday, with the Prince of Wales among those marking the milestone by sending messages to the “true national treasure.” Prince William’s birthday wishes to the TV chef will be shown on a special pre-recorded episode of BBC One’s “The One Show” later. “The One Show” host Alex Jones told BBC Radio 2: “We had lots of messages throughout the programme for Mary – but one in particular blew her away. I mean, there were tears before we’d even started.” In his message, the prince tells Dame Mary: “I want to wish…
Radio host Chris Stark has revealed his diagnosis of testicular cancer. The Capital Breakfast Show and former BBC Radio 1 host said he underwent surgery and is “effectively cured” after the disease was caught early. In a social media post on Monday, the 38-year-old said he took the past couple of weeks off work to have chemotherapy “to best prevent anything from coming back” and plans to return to the radio on Tuesday. He added, “My hope is any bloke reading this will perhaps think to check themselves today” or “go to a doctor if not sure about possible symptoms.”…
The Netflix drama “Adolescence” has become the first streaming show to top the UK’s weekly TV ratings, surpassing BBC shows like “The Apprentice” and “Death in Paradise” in the latest official rankings. According to ratings body Barb, the first episode of “Adolescence” was watched by 6.45 million people in its first week. This marks the biggest audience for any streaming TV show in the UK within a single week, beating the 6.3 million who watched “Fool Me Once” on Netflix in January 2024. “Adolescence’s” achievement in breaking the dominance of traditional broadcasters at the top of the UK’s weekly TV…
Archaeologists have helped uncover one of the “largest and most important” Iron Age finds in the UK. The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by metal detectorist Peter Heads and excavated with the help of Durham University. It includes more than 800 items, including two cauldrons or vessels, horse harness, bridle bits, ceremonial spears, and 28 iron tires, believed to have been buried about 2,000 years ago. Historians believe this “unprecedented” find could lead to a “major re-evaluation” of the wealth and status of the elite living in northern Britain at the time. After the…
Popular Indian comedian Kunal Kamra has refused to apologize after jokes he made during a stand-up show angered supporters of a top politician in Maharashtra state. Clips of the jokes – some of which were directed at the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde – had gone viral. Members of the Shiv Sena party, led by Shinde, vandalized the hotel in Mumbai where the show was held. A police case was also registered against Kamra, and politicians from the state’s ruling coalition have asked him to apologize. In a statement released on Monday night, Kamra said he would “cooperate with…
Like most of us, guitarist Raymond Meade had a slow and quiet summer in 2021. The pandemic had halted live touring with Ocean Colour Scene, with whom he had played since 2016. And without recording studios, he was unable to continue his successful solo career. But there was a further obstacle for the bassist, who has been playing since his school days. “I’d started to get these really intense pins and needles in my hands. It was like throwing a snowball and then running your hands under hot water afterwards. It’s really painful and hot.” “And then it spread to…
Thom Rylance, the frontman of indie band The Lottery Winners, has experienced panic attacks since childhood. But he’d never had one on stage… until last month. “I’ve got this other, outgoing version of me that does the shows, and he just turns up every time,” the singer explains. “I don’t really know him, and I think he’s brilliant and quite handsome, but when we played Bournemouth, he just didn’t come.” The panic manifested as “a tremendous sense of overwhelming dread,” he says, accompanied by sudden shortness of breath and a racing heartbeat. He isn’t sure how, but he survived the…
A Palestinian Oscar winner has been attacked by Israeli settlers, according to eyewitness activists, before being detained by the Israeli military. Hamdan Ballal, one of the four co-directors of “No Other Land,” had his house in the Israeli-occupied West Bank surrounded by settlers during an assault on Monday, the Center for Jewish Nonviolence group (CJNV) reported. Co-director Yuval Abraham stated that Mr. Ballal was beaten by settlers and then apprehended by soldiers while in an ambulance. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) denied that any Palestinian had been detained from an ambulance. Without identifying Mr. Ballal, the IDF said that three…
Karachi Kings have announced David Warner as their captain for the upcoming Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10. Warner, the Australian cricket star, was selected by Karachi Kings as their first-choice Platinum player in the PSL 2025 Players’ Draft. Welcoming Warner to the team, Karachi Kings owner Salman Iqbal stated, “We are delighted to have David Warner as our captain and part of the Karachi Kings family.”
