News about Julie Walters

Can it really be fifty years ago? Please don't tell me a whole half-century has passed since Abba first appeared on stage in Brighton, winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with a song titled Waterloo, then on to conquer the world for the next five decades - and counting. And how to do it. They have sold more than 150 million copies, starting with a string of flawless pop hits that began in the Seventies and have produced international stars of Sweden's Gotham. They were together for only nine years, but their demise as a group was just the start of an incredible period of popular culture that continues to this day.

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Charles has played a befuddled variety of roles throughout his long wait to be King, from suavely dressed action man to tactful diplomat and tree-hugger in wellies. Not to mention, there has been the occasional Macbeth along the way, from a man who would have been most suitable to the role. There are few things in life that are more scrutinized than our new King's. And yet, these glimpses of his long and eventful life reveal that even today as he approaches his 75th birthday.

In a sunflower field in Hayling Island, people were posed for nude photos (stock photo left) and wearing the flowers to shield their modesty. On Facebook, Stoke Fruit Farm (right) wrote: 'Reminder to all we are a family area and please keep your clothes on in the sunflowers! We are seeing an increasing number of reports of naked photography, and this must not take place during our public sessions please.' The article (inset) was accompanied by a 'no topless' sign. Sarah-Jane Cruddas, a visitor to the United States, said her teenage son had stumbled across a woman sporting nothing but a skimpy thong last Thursday. She wrote: 'Our son got a right eyeful - should have seen his face!'

The man who used to be Maurice Joseph Micklewhite turned 90 on March 14 - and not a lot of people knew it... or did they? Sir Michael Caine celebrated the milestone with his beloved Shakira, the actor's wife of 40 years, who is known for his more open-minded approach to film roles. Fans, relatives, and many others recognize the affable British star as a cultural icon, an actor whose number of famous film quotes have declined in cinematic history - and rightly so.

Paddington Bear starred with the Queen and now Paddington is filming a small part in the nation's farewell to the Queen this week, with stuffed toys (and marmalade sandwiches) being left at the Royal Parks; and the BBC screening Paddington 2 on Monday. And the lovable little bear, who was first outing in 1958, will be back. In 2023, Paddington In Peru, the next instalment, will begin filming in London and Peru.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Edwards may move away with more than the Beeb and his followers' good wishes, as consideration is being given to the honor of his decades of journalism. Huw is expected to be given a 'K' by King Charles in the New Year's Honours, and it will surely be a major move. The Welshman posted a distinctly vain photograph of himself on Instagram on Monday evening: in the BBC studio looking out at Buckingham Palace after the crowds had passed, he shared a photo of himself. 'It's been a privilege,' he said. My coworkers are the best in the world. 'Thanks for all the kind messages.' Edwards' record on the BBC is impressive. He has been leading royal coverage from the Diamond and Platinum jubilees to Princes William and Harry's weddings.

Since being the most universally beloved display in the world 12 years ago, there have been hundreds of spin-offs and international versions of The Great British Bake Off. But a musical? Even judge Prue Leith thought it was a joke when it was revealed earlier this year that rumors of its growth had spread. "That's got to be nonsense," she says. Well, it wasn't all positive, and the first two weeks of the new show in Cheltenham wasn't exactly positive, but a transfer to London's West End was delayed. Judges Pam and Phil were portrayed by award-winning theatre veterans Rosemary Ashe (Carlotta in the original London production of The Phantom Of The Opera) and John Owen-Jones (voted best-ever Jean Valjean in Les Misérables) as judges Pam and Phil, who have more than a passing similarity to Prue and her co-judge Paul Hollywood. But if a film were to be made of the musical - and let's face it, stranger things have happened - who would Prue and Paul (left) like to play them? Paul shakes his head. He says, 'It's like tripe.' You should eat tripe but not to.' It's edible, but I'd rather not.' So who's his choice? George Clooney (top right) is the president of the United Kingdom (top right). Despite the fact that he is older than me,' he chuckles. What about Prue? (bottom right) I'd like Phoebe Waller-Bridge.' She was nevertheless clumsy and non-coordinated in Fleabag,' says the 82-year-old.

RICHARD KAY: It was a tale with unending tension for a master storyteller. The Horse Whisperer, Nicholas Evans' (right) 1995 debut book, has sold 15 million copies. It was turned into a film directed, produced, and starring Robert Redford (centre), as well as Kristen Scott Thomas (top left image, right) and a young Scarlett Johansson (bottom left). A visitor selects some wild mushrooms and brings them home to fry them in butter and parsley for the family's supper while rambling over the Scottish estate of his wife's brother and sister-in-law. All four of the diners are critically ill and racing by ambulance to hospital a day later. Their dinner-table mushrooms were not edible at all, but their bodies were already ravaged by poisonous toxins. The man who mistakenly poisoned his family is aware that each couple's will have the other child's custody in the case of death hovers between life and death with acute renal disease. He calls his solicitor, afraid that all their children will be orphanaged soon, and a new will will be sent to his bedside.