Edward Davies Bennett

When David Gest died in a London hotel room in 2016, headlines tended to lead with the same two words: “Liza Minnelli’s ex-husband.” But Gest’s life was far more than that one tabloid chapter. He was a music producer who worked with Michael Jackson, a creator of a Hollywood awards gala, and a reality-TV fixture … Read more

If you grew up watching Jaime Sommers leap across screens in slow motion, you’ve probably asked yourself: what is Lindsay Wagner doing now? The actress is still very much in the public eye — appearing at fan conventions, lending her voice to major video games like Death Stranding, and running wellness retreats. Here’s a full … Read more

For decades, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was known as Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, a senior working royal. But a series of events tied to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal led to an unprecedented stripping of his titles and HRH style. This article explains exactly how he went from prince to commoner, what that means legally, and … Read more

He’s the cheerful English bloke piling spring rolls onto a plate and shouting “Bosh!” — but Big John’s journey from Romford to an Australian detention centre reveals a story of family, fame, and legal knots that stretches far beyond the buffet table. Full name: John Fisher · Known as: Big John / Boshfather · Born: … Read more

Patrick McGoohan was the fiercely independent Irish-American actor who turned down James Bond because Bond had no conscience, and instead created one of television’s most baffling cult series, The Prisoner. Over his five-decade career, he collected two Emmys, directed multiple episodes of Columbo, and left an enduring mark on the spy genre by refusing to … Read more

You know her voice before you see her face — that warm, no-nonsense Northern lilt cutting through the noise of Britain’s food scene. Grace Dent has spent two decades telling us what to eat, where to go, and why it matters, first as a sharp restaurant critic for The Guardian and now as a host … Read more

There are actors you recognise immediately, and then there are actors whose face you might not name but whose presence makes a film better the moment they appear. Tom Wilkinson was firmly in the second camp — a quiet titan of British cinema who could vanish into a role and still leave you thinking about … Read more

When a couple stars in a sitcom about their own marriage, it can be hard to tell where the script ends and real life begins. For Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, the curtain fell in April 2024 when they announced their divorce, just as the fifth series of Meet The Richardsons was airing. Here’s what … Read more

Few records change the course of a label, a genre, and a career all at once. Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells did exactly that in 1973 — a self-recorded debut from a 19-year-old multi-instrumentalist that became the first release on Wikipedia (community-edited encyclopedia) and sold millions. Born: 15 May 1953 · Debut Album: Tubular Bells (1973) … Read more

There’s something fitting about an actress who found her Irish identity through a film about the Irish language. Jessica Reynolds, born in Co Down on 25 March 1998, spent years navigating a cultural divide — raised with a British lens, but feeling something else. Born: 25 March 1998 · Nationality: Irish · Breakout Role: My … Read more