Ronnie Corbett still mourns Ronnie Barker nine years after his death.
The 'Two Ronnies' star admits he is still haunted by the death of his comedy partner in 2005 and even avoids driving down a road where he had his last conversation with him.
He said: "I miss him, yes, oh God! I can't drive along the street off St James's [in London]. I took a call from Ron ... he said, 'You know I'm going.' That was the last time I spoke to him."
Barker died from heart failure in 2005, aged 76, after refusing valve replacement surgery.
As well as his work with Corbett, the comedian became a national treasure following his roles in hit sitcoms 'Porridge' and 'Open All Hours'.
Meanwhile, Corbett, 83, admits he is more cautious about his health after being hospitalised due to a gall bladder issue in March.
He told LBC Radio: "I have been in the business for 62 years. It's a match made in heaven. I still enjoy a glass of wine."
Barker's 'Open All Hours' co-star Sir David Jason recently paid tribute to the late comic after reviving the hit show for a Christmas special last year.
David said: "We did feel Ronnie's influence when we were filming and when people first saw the photos of me standing in the shop doorway they said that for a second they thought it was Ronnie. I wear the same gear Ronnie wore and for a minute it's like, 'God, the old man is back!' "
A lyric sheet for Bob Dylan's 1965 hit song 'Like a Rolling Stone' has sold for $2.045 million.
The draft was bought by an unidentified bidder at auction house Sotheby's on Tuesday (24.06.14) and the sale is reportedly a world record for a popular music manuscript, according to Associated Press.
The lyrics are written in pencil on four sheets of stationary from Roger Smith Hotel in Washington D.C and Sotheby's described the item as "the only known surviving draft of the final lyrics for this transformative rock anthem."
However, the sheets do feature some lyrics that were eventually taken out of the song, including the phrase, "...dry vermouth/You'll tell the truth" and a line about Al Capone, which also didn't make the cut.
The lyrics show Dylan's attempts to build a rhyme off of the "How does it feel" line with phrases like, "it feels real," "does it feel real," "get down and kneel," "raw deal" and "shut up and deal."
The draft also features some of the star's thoughts and doodles and was already expected to sell for between $1 million and $2 million at Sotheby's rock and pop sale, entitled, "History of Rock and Roll From Presley to Punk."
Although the seller was not identified, he bought the manuscript directly from Dylan and is said to be a "longtime fan from California".
Pharrell Williams performed for just 600 fans last night (24.06.14).
The 'Happy' hitmaker treated lucky competition winners to an hour-long set that encompassed his career as both a performer and producer at the Brooklyn Bowl at London's O2.
Pharrell was backed by a female dance troupe and opened with Daft Punk's 'Lose Yourself to Dance' - a message the excitable audience were happy to comply with.
As well as solo tracks including 'Happy' - which closed the performance - and 'Marilyn Monroe', the 41-year-old star also performed Snoop Dogg's 'Drop It Like It's Hot', Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' and Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky', all of which he performed on as a guest artist. He also covered tracks which he produced, including Nelly's Hot in Here' and Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl'.
The gig was part of MasterCard's Priceless Gigs series, which brings music fans closer to their idols.
Shaun Springer, Head of Brand and Sponsorship, MasterCard UK & Ireland comments: "Our Priceless Gigs series is about creating priceless experiences that connect MasterCard cardholders to the things they love in new and surprising ways. Pharrell delivered an amazing set making for an unforgettable night."
Fans can enter future ballots at priceless.com/london.
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Oscar Isaac's role in 'Star Wars: Episode VII' is to be expanded.
Producers are planning to beef up the 'Inside Llewyn Davis' star's part after leading actor Harrison Ford - who is due to reprise his role as Han Solo from the original trilogy - suffered a broken leg on set earlier this month.
While plot and character details are being kept tightly under wraps, it's thought Isaac is playing a descendant, or even the son, of Han Solo.
A source told the New York Post newspaper: "They are now beefing up Oscar's role to be bigger with Harrison injured."
Meanwhile, Lucasfilm and Disney bosses are scrambling to try and work around Ford's injury, which could make him unavailable for filming for up to six months.
Disney previously insisted filming will continue and Ford is only expected to be out of action for six-to-eight weeks. But the eagerly anticipated film could be faced with a dilemma if his recovery takes longer than expected.
It was previously claimed director J.J. Abrams could be forced to shut down production or make big changes to the script, which heavily relies on Ford's character.
The source added: "Shutting down the movie is impossible. The basic story line will not change that much."
The insider stresses, however, that there are no big changes expected to the plot but "the order of filming scenes could be shifted" to continue production in Ford's absence.
'Star Wars: Episode VII' is still expected to hit cinemas in December 2015.
Eli Wallach has died at the age of 98.
The actor, who was best known for starring as Tuco opposite Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone's spaghetti western 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly', has passed away, his daughter Katherine has confirmed to the New York Times newspaper.
Wallach began his film career in 1956 after 10 years of acting on stage and his portrayal of bandit chief Calvera in 1960's 'The Magnificent Seven' was regarded by many as his definitive role.
The character actor was never nominated for an Oscar during his 60-year career, but the Academy awarded the "quintessential chameleon" an honorary prize in 2011 for "effortlessly inhabiting a wide range of characters, while putting his inimitable stamp on every role."
Other films in which he starred include 'How the West Was Won' and 'The Misfits' but the actor previously claimed that strangers often recognised him for his role as Tuco and would whistle the distinctive theme tune of 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' to him.
The Hollywood Reporter quoted him as saying: "As an actor I've played more bandits, thieves, warlords, molesters and Mafioso than you could shake a stick at."
Wallach - who was married to 'The Shining' actress Anne Jackson - also had a successful career in light comedy and appeared in a number of TV shows including 'Mr. Freeze', in which he played the mad scientist and enemy of Batman.
The veteran actor's last role was in 2010's 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' at the age of 94.
Britain's Prince Harry visited a training centre for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The 29-year-old royal spent his second day in Brazil yesterday (24.06.14) at a facility where the British Olympics team will complete their athletic training ahead of th...
George Clooney "gets along famously" with his future mother-in-law.
The 53-year-old actor spent the weekend with fiancee Amal Alamuddin and her mother Baria -who is foreign editor of Lebanese newspaper Al-Hayat and regularly appears on TV - at his villa in Lake Como, Italy and the trio had a great time together.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "They say the only thing more intimidating than a huge Hollywood film star is a mother-in-law, yet George showed no signs of nerves. Baria has the ability to put anyone at ease and she was equally at ease around George.
"She is not your typical mother-in-law and back in Lebanon she is a star in her own right. They all get along famously together."
George and Amal, 36, are expected to marry in September and they reportedly spent part of Baria's visit scouting potential wedding venues.
A source told the Daily Express newspaper: "Amal and her mum were smiling, it was going pretty great.
"Amal's mum left the next day and at the airport they all just looked so happy."
One of the venues visited by the couple was the luxury Villa D'Este, which the couple were seen arriving at by boat.
Demi Lovato has revealed her grandfather was gay.
The 'Skyscraper' singer - who is a vocal LGBT rights campaigner - was inspired by her late family member's bravery to come out in the '60s and has adopted his "spirit" to fight for the cause.
Demi made the revelation as she presented an award at Logo TV's first Trailblazers Awards to the 'Orange Is The New Black' cast last night (24.06.14).
She said: "I've never spoken about this before, but my grandfather was a trailblazer himself.
"He was brave enough to come out in the 1960s, and I feel that a lot of my spirit has come from him. He passed away a few years later and I only wish he could have been able to see all the progress that has been made."
The 21-year-old star - who was named the grand marshal of Los Angeles' gay pride earlier this month and is set to perform at New York's gay pride festivities over the weekend - also thanked the LGBT trailblazers for accepting her in to the community.
She said: "It's such an honor to be welcomed and embraced by the LGBT community, so thank you very much."
During the star studded event held in New York City former president Bill Clinton also honoured Edie Windsor, whose lawsuit against the federal government led to the Supreme Court overturning the Defense of Marriage Act in June last year.
Demi wrote on Twitter at the time: "Gay, straight, lesbian, bi..... No one is better than anyone else. What an incredible day for California AND for equality."
Gary Oldman has apologised for offending Jewish people in his Playboy interview.
The 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' actor made the comments while defending the anti-Semitic behaviour of Mel Gibson during his recent interview with the magazine, in which he also referred to political correctness as being "c**p", but he's now spoken out to apologise to anyone he may have offended.
Referring to another remark in the interview, in which he stated that Hollywood is a "town run by Jews", he said: "I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy interview were offensive to many Jewish people.
"Upon reading my comments in print - I see how insensitive they may be, and how they may indeed contribute to the furtherance of a false stereotype.
"Anything that contributes to this stereotype is unacceptable, including my own words on the matter."
The 56-year-old star - who also defended '30 Rock' actor Alec Baldwin over his alleged homophobic rant during his chat with Playboy - went on to insist that rather than being against the role of Jews in Hollywood, he was actually an admirer of their contribution to the movie industry.
According to a statement published on Deadline.com, he added: "If, during the interview, I had been asked to elaborate on this point I would have pointed out that I had just finished reading Neal Gabler's superb book about the Jews and Hollywood, 'An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood'.
"The fact is that our business, and my own career specifically, owes an enormous debt to that contribution."
"I hope you will know that this apology is heartfelt, genuine, and that I have an enormous personal affinity for the Jewish people in general, and those specifically in my life."
David Beckham and Tom Cruise left fans stunned as they enjoyed drinks at a pub in Notting Hill, London.
The A-list pals opted against expensive restaurants and private members' clubs as they met up for a drink on Monday (23.06.14) at Irish pub The Cow, and their boozy visit sent regulars into a frenzy.
Patron Lisa Freid, who "couldn't believe" her eyes, snapped a sneaky picture which she posted on her Instagram account.
The eagle-eyed fan punctuated her photo by posting a series of hashtags including "#wtf #justnexttous #chilling (sic)".
Another Instagram user also took a picture of the actor and soccer star, writing: "Another Monday night at the pub with David and Tom".
Tom, 51, and David, 39, shared a bottle of wine, while the retired soccer star was also seen nursing a pint of Guinness ale.
The stars - who have been friends since 2003 - dressed casually for their drinking session and appeared in high spirits as they reunited.
The 'Mission: Impossible' star and his British pal became incredibly close when David and his wife Victoria, 40, moved to Los Angeles in 2007 when the soccer ace was signed by the LA Galaxy soccer team.
David recently confessed he and Tom held regular movie nights while he lived in the sunny city with his family.
He said: "When we were living in LA, Tom Cruise lived two minutes away. He's a good friend. There were occasions when I'd call him up and ask him if he had a new movie that wasn't out yet, and I'd go round and watch it with him."
Victoria Pendleton wants to be an actress.
The Olympic medallist claims filming a cameo role on 'Emmerdale' has given her the acting bug and she would consider pursuing a TV career following her retirement from professional cycling after the London 2012 Olympics.
She said: "I'd genuinely love to learn acting skills. Just having done a bit, it's such a brilliant job! It seems so much fun. I was like, 'Is it always this relaxed? And they said, 'Yeah, it is actually.' "
Victoria, who got her first taste of television when she starred in 'Strictly Come Dancing', appears as herself in an upcoming episode of the ITV soap, which airs the night before the Grand Depart of the Tour de France in Yorkshire on July 5.
The storyline sees the athlete booked by Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) for the grand opening of the newly-refurbished Home Farm.
She teased: "It's a comical scene, not so much me being comical but the other characters around me are being awkward. We laughed a lot filming it."
Victoria, 33, and her family are long-time fans of 'Emmerdale', so she brought her mum along to meet cast members including Gaynor Faye and Jason Merrells.
She said: "It was lovely because all the actors were so friendly and approachable and were all chatting to my mum.
"I didn't have to say too much and I'm playing myself so hopefully it's convincing. If there's anyone I can play, it's me."
Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes have joined the cast of 'Hail Caesar!'
The eclectic trio of A-list actors are all in talks to star in the Coen brothers' 1950s set comedy, which already boasts an all-star line-up including George Cloone...