10 MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2020

Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner hopes Shailene Woodley’s career almost Tim Brooke-Taylor to return to the ‘X-Men’ dies of coronavirus franchise ended due to illness in her early 20s London Los Angeles Los Angeles omedi- ctress Sophie Turner, ig Little Lies” actress Shailene Woodley has talked Can-ac- who stars as Phoe- about a health scare that almost finished her career tor Tim nix in the film series in her early 20s. Brooke-Taylor A “B Tim Brooke-Taylor “X-Men”, has said that she Woodley in an interview with The New York has died after would relish the opportuni- Times, said that she missed out on a lot of early contracting coronavirus, his ty to reprise her role in the roles because she was “very, very sick”, reports agent said. He was 79 years old. future. variety.com. Brooke-Taylor was a regu- “I don’t even know what “I haven’t spoken much about this yet lar panellist on BBC Radio 4’s the deal is, whether Disney publicly, and I will one day, but I was very, “I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue” wants to continue on the very sick in my early 20s. While I was for over 40 years and became ‘X-Men’ journey. I would doing the ‘Divergent’ movies and popular with “The Goodies” always be down to go back working hard, I also was strug- on TV in the 1970s. to that character and that gling with a deeply personal, Brooke-Taylor began his cast and that experience … very scary physical situation,” acting career at Cambridge We had the best time on Woodley said. University. those movies. I would kill She added: “Because of that, I Brooke-Taylor was even to go back,” she said in a said no to a lot of opportunities be- part of the TV show “At Last video chat seen on Twitter, cause I needed to get better, and those The 1948 Show”, where he reports femalefirst.co.uk. jobs ended up going to peers of mine who starred alongside John Cleese Turner is currently I love.” and Graham Chapman. starring in the TV series Woodley said that it was unclear if she’d be able “It has come as devastat- “Survive”, where she to continue working due to the unknown illness or ing news to hear that Tim has plays a survivor of a if she’d even survive. succumbed to this dreadful plane crash who has “There was a mix of people saying, ‘You shouldn’t virus a” especially when we to make it back to have let that go’ or ‘You shouldn’t have been all thought he was recover- civilisation. sick,’” she said. ing. Tim was a delightful man and never anything but great company,” said comedian Jack Covid-19: Dee, who hosts “I’m Sorry I Zoa Morani Rihanna too busy Haven’t a Clue”, reports the- Priyanka helps LA ‘trying to save world’ sun.co.uk. discharged after Priyanka students in adapting to COVID-19 treatment Chopra virtual classrooms Los Angeles Rihanna Mumbai Mumbai Ranveer Singh inger Rihanna seems to have a ctress ndian actress Priyanak Chopra Jonas bigger goal in mind than thinking calls wife Deepika AZoa Mo- shared that she is helping to students Sof her new album. Padukone ‘cheesy rani is out of Iin Los Angeles in adapting to virtual As part of the singer’s “Fenty Social lover’ hospital after classrooms amid lockdown due to corona- Club” party on Instagram Live, recovering from virus pandemic. she told her fans and follow- Mumbai a bout of COV- Zoa Morani Priyanka took to Instagram, where she ers watching her at home ID-19. shared a video of herself talking about helping to not bring up the album, anveer Zoa took to Instagram to students with the new concept. reports eonline.com. RSingh share the news that she is out She says in the video: “Hi everyone! In this “If one of y’all ask me called his of hospital. She posted a selfie crazy time right now, it is so important for peo- about the album one actress-wife Ranveer Singh in a surgical mask along with ple to come together as a community and help more time when I’m Deepika and Deepika the announcement. out where they can. Youth empowerment, trying to save the world, Padukone a Padukone “Time to say goodbye to my success in education have been two causes unlike y’all president… “cheesy lov- warriors from space and keep that have been so close to my heart, always. on sight,” the 32-year-old er” as she made some “bade- them in my prayers forever! “I am working with my partners atJBL said during the live-stream, tak- bade” (big) pizzas for her Goodbye isolation ICU. Time to provide headphones for children ing a jab at US President Donald actor husband. for #homesweethome!” wrote in Los Angeles who are current- Trump. Ranveer on Saturday took Zoa in the caption. ly adapting to the new virtual While the Grammy winner to his Instagram stories and Earlier on Saturday, while classrooms. We are all going hasn’t given fans a specific date for shared a few glimpses of what’s chatting up actor Varun Dha- to get through this togeth- when she might release new music, cooking in their kitchen. wan on Instagram Live, Zoa er.” she recently said in an interview that In one video, Ranveer is had sent out positive vibes she is “aggressively working on music”. heard saying: “Aaj toh main about her health. “I really Deepika ke haath ke bade couldn’t believe it because I bade pizze khaunga (Today, was glued to the news and see- ‘Friends’ cast have secretly recorded a 90-minute special for their reunion I will have big pizzas made ing all the stories. And then, to by Deepika)’. suddenly realise that you only Los Angeles everyone started panicking as it took In the next image, Deepika have it, is a little scary. But I so long to get their schedules to can be seen putting shred- promise, once you go through he cast of “Friends” had con- align, there was a deep fear it may ded cheese to the pizzas and it, you realise that it is com- firmed that they were reu - take a year or even longer to get Ranveer tagged it as: “She’s a pletely manageable,” the ac- Tniting for a special but plans them all back together again,” said cheesy lover.” tress had informed Varun, were delayed due to coronavirus. a source. He then shared photo- according to hindustan- Now they have secretly recorded a “Courtney immediately set up a graphs of the pizzas made by times.com. 90-minute special. Zoom meeting for them and they the “Padmaavat” actress. One Actress Courteney Cox and di - all logged on to discuss ideas – image, which seems to be a rector Ben Winston filmed a “mock brain-storming and bringing in the throwback picture of Deep- rehearsal” over live video app Zoom, producers for a session which they ika with well known Italian reports thesun.co.uk. called a mock rehearsal and chatted chef Paola Baccetti. “As soon as filming was cancelled, for almost two hours.

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