Kathy Burke talking about her working‑class roots always hits with such clarity. The thing about her is that she never wraps it in sentimentality or self‑pity — she tells it straight, with that trademark mix of humour, grit and absolute refusal to be ashamed of where she came from. Her story — being “the poorestContinue reading “She Never Forgot Where She Came From… And She’ll Make Damn Sure You Don’t Either”
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I Got The Golden Buzzer On BGT
When I first heard Sarah Ikumu sing ‘I’m Telling You’ on Britain’s Got Talent, I was blown away. In 1982, Jennifer Holliday, the actress who portrayed Effie in the original Broadway show, released the song as a single. It was her first single release, and it met with tremendous success, topping the Billboard R&B charts andContinue reading “I Got The Golden Buzzer On BGT”
Donald Sutherland Has Died
Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence spanned more than half a century of films from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88. Sutherland’s representative, Creative Artists Agency, released a statement on Thursday confirming his death in Miami following a protracted illness. Kiefer Sutherland said on X thatContinue reading “Donald Sutherland Has Died”
Aneurysm And Stroke Claim The Life Of 61-Year-Old Tom Sizemore
Actor Tom Sizemore has died at the age of 61 after his family took him off life support after suffering from a brain aneurysm last month. Tom Sizemore, best known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, and Pearl Harbor, passed away in a Los Angeles hospital after his family made theContinue reading “Aneurysm And Stroke Claim The Life Of 61-Year-Old Tom Sizemore”
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