News about Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry (left) and Sting (right) have threatened to quit the Garrick Club unless members vote to admit women. The actor and the singer have signed a letter with Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler pledging to end their links with the historic institution if it remains men-only. Theatre, film and television producers also signed the document, which warned members were in an untenable position because of 'very public controversy' over the issue.

The 57-year-old television chef and author said that although she lost 10lbs, the troubling side effects overshadowed the aesthetic benefits. Lee didn't disclose whether the injections she tried were Ozempic or a different weight control drug.

The pair became friends at St Andrew's University (left) - with the early days of their romance recently dramatised in the final season of The Crown - and that connection blossomed into romance. Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton in October 2010 and the couple now share three children George, Charlotte and Louis (inset).

Sheffield Hallam University's Dr Daniel Kelly, who has carried out numerous studies on prostates, said there is 'evidence' to support the theory. One Harvard University study found men who ejaculated 21 times a month were up to a third less likely to be struck down with the disease, compared to men who only did so between four and seven times monthly. The findings, from 2016, held true regardless of whether a man achieved an orgasm through masturbation or sex. Frequent ejaculation, Dr Kelly wrote in an article for The Conversation , 'will do no harm' and 'should therefore form part of a man's healthy lifestyle'.

EMILY PRINCIOTT: The chairman of a leading exclusive London gentlemen's club has resigned ahead of a potential change in policy that might result in women being able to participate. Gareth Neame, the founder of Mayfair's 156-year-old Savile Club, resigned on Friday and renounced his memberships at the Beefsteak Club and the Garrick Club simultaneously. Two sources close to Savile blamed his decision to leave on a variety of clubs' discussions over whether women are eligible to join. According to one of the accounts, Mr Neame simply could not cope with the tests and media involved. Mr Neame denied that the reason for his departure from the clubs was due to the issue of women members.

The massive redevelopment was met with 2,160 protests, with just 29 in favor of the planning request made by Sellar, the developer behind The Shard's. The initiative calls for partial demolition of the Victorian-era train station and the construction of a 20-story building above the historic train station and the neighboring grade II listed Andaz hotel, formerly the Grand Eastern Hotel. Herzog and de Meuron, the Swiss architects who created Tate Modern, have designed a roof terrace with a wildflower meadow and a swimming pool. In the meantime, inside the tower would be a mash-up of hotel rooms and offices. Members of the public sluggishly criticized the proposals, and some even said that they would'destroy the entire character of Liverpool Street Station.'

Debbie Wiseman OBE is a composer best known for her musical scores for films including Wilde and To Olivia, as well as TV dramas such as The Undeclared War, Father Brown, and Wolf Hall. With The Mythos Suite (in collaboration with Stephen Fry), The Music Of Kings And Queens, and Signature with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the 60-year-old composer is Classic FM's composer in residence and has scored No. 1 classical albums. Debbie, the official composer and musical director of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration in 2022, lives in London with her husband Tony.

The £17,000-a-year club has long been at the center of controversy over its all-male membership, and now it appears that a number of individuals, including actor Stephen Fry, have called for women to join. According to broadcaster Emily Maitlis, who said on X that she had received a formal letter promoting the candidates, club trustees have written to the chairman, requesting that women be considered the same as men.' According to reports, the female candidates' pages are being 'prepared and signed as soon as possible,' as well as asking for confirmation that they are eligible for membership.' Former Home Secretary Amber Rudd (left) actor Juliet Stevenson, comedy actress Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, and Channel 4 news presenter Cathy Newman are among the notable women reportedly being recruited for the club.

Ozempic has risen to a hot topic when it comes to weight loss, with many celebrities switching to the drug, which was first designed to treat type 2 diabetes, to shed pounds. The drug is causing a lot of buzz in Hollywood, with celebrity fans including Kelly Osbourne (right) 39, Oprah Winfrey, 70, (second from left) and Stephen Fry. (left) Despite many of people were excited about the latest weight loss jab, several celebrities have spoken out to warn others of the nefarious after-effects.

After feeling its traumatic aftermath, Stephen Fry, 66, has been the new celebrity to warn of the dangers of the weight loss drug, which is taking over Hollywood. When he learned about Ozempic, he happened to be in America and asked his doctor about getting a prescription. When his weight reached nearly 21st in April 2019, Fry, who is married to comedian Elliott Spencer, says he was at his heaviest in April 2019. (right) However, by August of this year (left), he had lost five and a half stone after taking the drug, only to have an unpleasant side-effect...

HARDCASTLE (EPHRAIM): Recovering Kate, who was unable to attend a Guinness toast on St Patrick's Day, ensured her favorite troops were well stocked at her expense on St Patrick's Day. She poured £2,000 behind the regimental bar at Aldershot for a party after the traditional parade, to their delight. According to my bacus, the thirsty troopers were treated to at least 700 pints of the black stuff at no cost. And did she specify that regimental mascot Seamus, the Irish wolfhound, should be treated to a jumbo bone?

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The pharmacy on Market Place in Burnham Market had been part of the local community for almost 200 years, and was gaining notoriety for selling arsenic to murderesses Frances Billing and Catherine Frary, who murdered three people and were hanged at Norwich Castle in 1835. When Sue and Brian Symonds, the pharmacy's previous owners, died in December 2018, their children tried to sell the store in vain, with locals hoping that another pharmacist would step in. However, house prices in the tiny village, which has only 724 people, have risen, spiraling by 23% in two decades, so no one was found, which was surprising. Locals who have been enraged by the influx of wealthy second-home owners, who have dubbed their village 'Chelsea-on-Sea,' have decided to make their opinions known by erecting a fake English Heritage blue plaque on the former pharmacy's brick façade.

On a night out with his son Bertie, the younger man's old boarding school buddy Harry Sealey made a 'innocuous' comment about his recent tax challenges, and his son saw red. Mr Sealey was knocked out by a youth Carron Brown, leaving him with a bleed on the brain. However, the 36-year-old boss of a landscaping company, who was photographed in Tatler magazine at a society wedding last year, has been given a suspended sentence. He admitted to causing serious bodily harm without intending at Bournemouth Crown Court last week. Don Tait, a recorder, was given a 16-month suspended term for his 200 hours of unpaid work and £5,000 in compensation.

Magic formulas must exist for successful TV shows, but actors and writers have yet to find a foolproof spell. Instead, they keep falling back on the classics, remaking favourite shows in the hopes that lightning will strike twice. Here we examine eight classics and compare them to their remakes - some are better than the original, some are more popular but equally good, and at least one of them is a horrible clunker.

Our voices are about as unique as our fingerprints - so how would you feel if your voice was cloned? In recent months, a new kind of deepfake called voice cloning has appeared, in which hackers use artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate your voice. Famous celebrities, such as Stephen Fry, Sadiq Khan, and Joe Biden, are already victims of cloning. But how does it work, and just how convincing is it? I wanted to find out that a professional hacker cloned my voice, with enthralling results.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Westminster Abbey giants have decided to return a sacred tabot (a symbolic tablet) to the Ethiopian church, which was looted by British troops in 1868. The HRH's vast Royal Collection of art, jewelry, furniture, decorative arts, and costume is the world's biggest private collection of treasures, and it includes several dubiously acquired treasures. Queen Victoria even arranged a special exhibition to commemorate items confiscated from monarchs that had been overthrown by her troops.

Stephen Fry slammed the 'deadly' delays tens of thousands of people have faced, as well as King Charles for raising the disease in general, rallying support behind the #CatchUpWithCancer campaign. In 2018, Fry, 66, was diagnosed with prostate cancer but has since recovered. According to damning reports, more than 200,000 cancer-stricken patients in the United Kingdom have suffered with delays to their treatment since 2020. Some patients have been compelled to start chemo and other critical therapy for months.

During the Another End premiere at Berlin's 74th Film Festival on Friday, Lena Dunham cuddled up Stephen Fry. In a semi-sheer gown with plunging neckline and tease of stunning curves underneath, the actress, 37, was astonished. Lena's frock was adorned with pale blue satin ribbons, which she wore with a pair of matching opera gloves.

On Thursday, the Queen, 76, met with The Poppy Factory in Clarence House to commemorate the charity's 100th anniversary. Camilla cut a 100 cake to celebrate the charity that supports veterans with mental and physical health problems who are returning to work (right). Meanwhile, Harry (inset) rode on the bobsled track in Whistler, B.C., where he and Meghan have travelled for three days to promote his Invictus Games, which aid veterans in finding meaning.

The Queen stayed busy today with a visit to Poppy makers at Clarence House. Camilla, 76, was born in a navy blue shirt dress to mark The Poppy Factory's centennial, which was established in the aftermath of the First World War. The event takes place 100 years since the charity's relocated to Richmond upon Thames, south west London, where it was located.

There's nothing better than cuddling up on the couch with your other half and watching a romantic film on Valentine's Day. But what to watch?How do you choose just the right film to give you that loving glow? Our reviewers have done the legwork for you by trawling through hundreds of choices to bring you an unmissable collection of 20 movies to snuggle up with this Valentine's Day.

As the cat character's 50th anniversary approaches, the family of the creators of the popular children's show Bagpuss (left) has told the BBC that they'were mistaken' about the show's enduring success. On the BBC, artist and puppeteer Peter Firmin and animator Oliver Postgate, who also produced Clangers from their Kent-based production company Smallfilms, only sent out 13 episodes of the'saggy old cloth cat', which began on February 12, 1974. However, the exhibit, which is located in a store that does not sell anything and features the characters Professor Yaffle the woodpecker; Gabriel the toad; rag doll Madeleine and various mice, has continued to be extremely popular. It has been re-broadcast multiple times, and a BBC poll in 1999 rated it as the all-time favorite children's program. The show's animator, Daniel Postgate (right) said that the tale of 'the massive, cuddly cat' meant 'packing a lot into one episode.'

For those, being a royal may not be the most demanding career in the country, and it does not come with many perks, such as the use of palaces and priceless jewelry. However, a number of royals have skills on the other hand, away from their public-facing positions. These royals have extra jobs, from truck driving to selling artwork for huge sums of money. Zara Tindall's efforts at riding, which have resulted in her winning an Olympic medal among other accolades, are among the most coveted of these talents. Here, FEMAIL looks at some of the most talented royals, and you should be surprised by at least a couple of them (inset: Queen Margrethe II); King Charles; Prince Albert.