Mick Jagger a hit on Saturday Night Live

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:48:30 GMT

Sir Mick Jagger brought the house down as he closed the latest series of the popular US Comedy show Saturday Night Live - by crooning Ruby Tuesday to departing star Kristen Wigg.

Julie Walters: BBC is practically run by women

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:56:57 GMT

The BBC has so many female staff that it is "practically run by women", Julie Walters has claimed.

Cannes 2012: Colin Firth to play Noel Coward in Las Vegas biopic

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:18:08 GMT

Colin Firth is to play Noel Coward in a film about the playwright's unlikely sojourn in Las Vegas.

Engelbert Humperdinck 'ambushed' in BBC stunt

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:30:08 GMT

Britain's Eurovision hope caught up in row within BBC over programme about host country Azerbaijan.

Phil Daniels: 'I've got no savings so I'll work till I drop'

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:57 GMT

Phil Daniels has been an actor for 40 years - and he has always spent what he earns.

Pippa Middleton joins wedding belles as Lord Attenborough's grandson marries after tsunami tragedy

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:28:49 GMT

Pippa Middleton attends the wedding of Sam Holland, the grandson of Lord Attenborough, who lost three generations of his family in the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Look out, Prince Harry! Nancy Dell'Olio sets sail in royal flotilla

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:26:33 GMT

Nancy Dell'Olio, one of Prince Harry's most ardent admirers, is to take part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee pageant on the Thames.

Television presenter Kirstie Allsopp falls victim to gipsy curse

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:24:20 GMT

Kirstie Allsopp, the television presenter, is seriously injured falling out of a gipsy caravan.

Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood moves in with theatre producer 30 years his junior

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:22:27 GMT

Ronnie Wood, the Rolling Stones guitarist, now lives with his 34-year-old girlfriend, Sally Humphreys, while his Brazilian ex-lover, Ana Araújo, stays two doors away.

Erotic painter Molly Parkin is shocked to receive rare honour from the Queen

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:20:23 GMT

Molly Parkin, the outrageous author and painter, receives honour from the Queen after she shocked the Duke of Edinburgh.

Sacha Baron Cohen: who's behind the Dictator's mask?

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:48 GMT

Profile: Sacha Baron Cohen remains a mystery, says William Langley.

I've never been so insulted...

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:13 GMT

William Langley presents some of the rudest remarks ever made.

Will Smith slaps TV presenter at Men in Black III premiere

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:15:59 GMT

Will Smith, the Hollywood actor, slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."

Oscar winner Hilary Swank to star in film about malaria by Four Weddings writer Richard Curtis

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:30:25 GMT

Richard Curtis has cast Hilary Swank and Brenda Blethyn in his 'entertaining' new film Martha and Mary, which is about malaria.

Blur star Alex James invited to party at Buckingham Palace with Princess Beatrice and the Duke of York

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:28:43 GMT

Alex James, the Blur bassist, attends a 'thank-you' banquet at Buckingham Palace for Goldsmiths College, hosted by the Duke of York.

Sophie Dahl: fashion world forces models into child-sized clothes

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Sophie Dahl, the voluptuous former catwalk queen turned writer, has criticised the fashion industry for forcing models to fit into "children" sized clothes.

Sir David Attenborough: BBC lacks confidence to do proper series

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:00:19 GMT

Sir David Attenborough admitted his style of broadcasting appeared to be going out of fashion as he took a swipe at the BBC for lacking commitment in its programming.

Jackie Chan in pictures

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:26:22 GMT

Jackie Chan has announced his retirement as an action star.

Tajikistan won't show Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator'

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:10:15 GMT

Sacha Baron Cohen's ego General Aladeen in The Dictator will not be shown in The Central Asian state of Tajikistan.

Will Young to star in Cabaret

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:41:50 GMT

Will Young to play the part of the Emcee in the musical Cabaret set in a Berlin nightclub.

Charlize Theron: She Wears It Well

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:22:05 GMT

South African actress Charlize Theron masters pulling together luxurious pieces with elegant nonchalance.

Cannes Film Festival 2012: Lana Del Rey serenades the stars

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:05:17 GMT

American singing sensation Lana Del Rey performed to an A-list crowd, and Luke Leitch was invited.

Eurovision 2012: Engelbert Humperdinck says 'I have a great chance'

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:26:52 GMT

Engelbert Humperdinck says his romantic waltz will take Britain to glory at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Sir Elton John thanks astronaut for intergalactic performance of 'Rocket Man'

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:28:46 GMT

Sir Elton John has sent a message of thanks to an astronaut who played his hit song 'Rocket Man' in the International Space Station on the song's 40th anniversary.

Doctor Who star David Tennant's wife bares all about her West End ordeal

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:26:24 GMT

Georgia Moffett was nervous about stripping down to her underwear.