Legendary actor made the moving revelation in a special BBC tribute to the ‘Downton Abbey’ star

Actor shot to fame after being cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play when she was just 15

The Independent’s culture team ranks the very best film actors of the century so far

Arguably the most gifted melodicist of his generation, Dando was the bronzed, blond pin-up boy of Nineties indie rock – before he threw himself heartily and disastrously into a life of sex and drugs. Now two years clean, he catches up with Michael Hann on what he’s been up to since

The streamer’s latest Harlan Coben adaptation is full of characters who talk like they are encountering human life for the first time

Stand-up comedian Hannah Berner appeared on Netflix’s ‘Torching 2024: A Roast of the Year’

The rapper’s 2014 debut single ‘U Guessed It’ became a trap landmark

The sequel to Matt Reeves’ acclaimed 2022 film, ‘The Batman,’ was originally supposed to arrive in theaters in 2025

Tim Dillon appeared in front of a projection reading: ‘UnitedHellcare CEO’

The lead role in the 2000 classic ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas,’ ended up going to Jim Carrey

One of Coronation Street’s most well-known cast members shed a tear as she bid farewell to the soap after 50 years on screen.

Show previewed final episodes in blink-and-you’ll-miss-it hint

Viewers spotted blunder during Smithy’s stag night

A star of The Masked Singer’s 2024 Christmas special kept her appearance a secret from her own children, revealing their shocked reactions in an Instagram video.

Actor revealed how he was hit by co-star and ‘lived to tell about it’

Painting apparently sold on Chinese Instagram equivalent Xiaohongshu

D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and glory. Graeme Ross sticks his head above the parapet...

Gi-hun/Player 456 actor knows why viewers are ‘cursing’ the final scene

The two rappers have been frequent collaborators since they found fame in the late Nineties and early Noughties – but are yet to make an album together

Tony Vinciquerra says ‘the press just crucified’ superhero film