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Meghan Markle is returning to the big screen with a role in the upcoming film Close Personal Friends. Markle, who starred in Suits for seven seasons, will have a small cameo role in the movie as herself, according to Variety.Close Personal Friends, a comedy starring Lily Collins, Jack Quaid, Brie Larson and Henry Golding, is currently filming around Los Angeles. Other cast members include Natasia Demetriou, Patti Harrison and Dustin Demri-Burn.The Duchess of Sussex, 44, was photographed on the set of the film in Pasadena, Calif., wearing sunglasses as she got into the backseat of a Range Rover.The film centres on a couple “that meets and befriends a celebrity couple while on a trip to Santa Barbara. Personal lines get crossed, among other things, and awkward hilarity ensues,” according to ...

When Farah Khan walks into a room, you can count on two things: zero filters and endless laughs. Add Ananya Panday to the same room, and what we get is an episode that’s funny, fabulous and unapologetically filmy. The upcoming episode of Prime Video’s Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle promises a laugh riot filled with old-school Bollywood tales and Gen-Z stories, cheeky confessions and a few kick-worthy moments, quite literally. From Farah recalling kicking a director out of her room to Ananya expressing her desire to star in Tees Maar Khan 2, this episode is a Bollywood buffet served with wit, warmth and a side of nostalgia.  Farah Khan recalls how she got the acting gig Farah gets candid about her brief acting phase, “Actually, I don’t know why I did it. I think I was sitting faaltu (use...

Hells Bells! Rock ‘n’ roll fans better get ready to be shook all night long, because one of the biggest acts on earth is returning to four Canadian cities in 2026. AC/DC has announced more dates for its ongoing Power Up tour (named for the band’s album of the same name that came out in 2020) that includes stops at some of the biggest stadiums in North America.In Canada, the Australian rock band will perform with The Pretty Reckless in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal.Their first stop will be in Edmonton at 56,400-seat Commonwealth Stadium on Aug. 9, 2026.“We’re thrilled to host rock star legends AC/DC at Commonwealth Stadium, the largest venue of its kind in Canada,” said Heather Seutter, director of Commonwealth Stadium.“Events like this draw in people from across the city, the p...

Actor David Tennant, who stars in the upcoming political thriller series The Hack, has opened up about the disturbing real-life context that inspired the drama — the phone hacking scandal that shook British journalism to its core. In a candid reflection, Tennant discussed why the press turned a blind eye to the issue for so long and how the victims were left grappling with betrayal, confusion, and emotional devastation. David Tennant on why the real story was ignored initially “I suppose the obvious answer is, it was inconvenient,” Tennant said, addressing why Fleet Street initially ignored the story. “They were gambling on the idea that the public wouldn’t really care if Hugh Grant and Sienna Miller were feeling hard done by. But once it became Milly Dowler, they realised the game was u...

When the Blue Jays’ season ended in heartbreak on Saturday, Khela Maquiling was surprised to find herself sobbing outside a Toronto bar. The 30-year-old web designer had only started watching the playoffs to bond with her baseball-loving partner, but somewhere along the way she fell for the game — and for the nightly ritual that brought them closer.As the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 5-4 win in 11 innings to capture Game 7 of the World Series against the Jays, Maquiling watched from the Drake Hotel with her boyfriend, caught up in the anguish that rippled across the city. The game drew an average audience of 10.9 million viewers on Sportsnet.“I just started crying and I shocked myself because I didn’t think I was a sports person until that moment,” the Toronto resident recalls.“And th...

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds is set to return to the screen in a new avatar, this time as the villain in Netflix`s live-action adaptation of Eloise, based on the beloved 1950s children`s book series, according to People. The Deadpool & Wolverine actor will star alongside newcomer Mae Schenck, who plays the titular character. The film marks Reynolds` first acting project since the 2024 superhero blockbuster, and he is also serving as a producer on the upcoming family film. According to Netflix, the movie will feature "a wholly original adventure based on the beloved children`s book series written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight." The project will be directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, best known for Gilmore Girls and The Marvellous Mrs Maisel, who is also co-writing ...

Jonathan Bailey has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine for 2025. The magazine’s pick was announced Monday night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Bailey takes the mantle from The Office and Jack Ryan star John Krasinski, who was the 2024 selection.The Wicked: For Good actor is the first openly gay man to be named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in the title’s 40-year history.Bailey had audiences swooning as Prince Fiyero in his 2024 big-screen debut in Wicked, the popular movie musical whose second half arrives in theatres Nov. 21.He dripped with charm as Lord Anthony Bridgerton on Netflix’s Bridgerton, and earned a 2024 Emmy nomination for his role in the Showtime series Fellow Travelers. Most recently, he starred in Jurassic World Rebirth, which came out in ...

For its most thrilling chapter yet, the main trailer of Netflix’s Delhi Crime Season 3 pulls viewers into a chilling network of human trafficking, where people are moved like commodities, identities erased, and lives traded under the guise of opportunity. Stacks of files reveal a haunting pattern — young women vanishing under the promise of jobs, being forced into marriages, children and women being used as slaves, and disappearing into a country-wide web of deceit. Delhi Crime season 3 trailer At the center of the storm stands DIG Vartika Chaturvedi (Shefali Shah) — our steadfast Madam Sir — who begins connecting the dots between these disappearances and a system fueled by fear, profit, and silence. As her investigation deepens, all roads lead to one name whispered across cities: Badi D...

Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore to the protective mother in Wild at Heart, has died at 89. Ladd’s death was announced Monday by daughter Laura Dern, who issued a statement saying her mother and occasional co-star had died at her home in Ojai, California, with Dern at her side.Dern, who called Ladd her “amazing hero” and “profound gift of a mother,” did not immediately cite a cause of death.“She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created,” Dern wrote. “We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and ar...

A fresh rendition of the epic Mahabharata is currently available on OTT. Mahabharat - Ek Dharmayudh was generated using artificial intelligence and features no actors, sets, or physical presence. The contentious show has been chastised for `normalising` the use of AI in production at a time when most producers are battling to keep AI out of filmmaking. Now, critics of the show have identified a flaw in one of the scenes: the inclusion of modern-looking furniture in old Hastinapur. The Collective Media Network built the AI Mahabharat, which is currently streaming on JioHotstar. The first episode, released on October 25, centered on the birth of Prince Devvrat (later known as Bheeshma) to Hastinapur`s King Shantanu. In one image, Goddess Ganga is seen with a little infant in a palatial apar...