Lesley Nicol, who played Downton cook Mrs Patmore in the long-running period drama, told DailyMailTV talks for a second film are underway following the success of the first movie last month.

The actor's outing comes after reports that he has not been seen with girlfriend Lily James for several months while his The Crown co-star Claire Foy is said to be providing a consoling shoulder.

Close friends say Claire Foy is providing a consoling shoulder for Matt Smith, whose relationship with girlfriend Lily James, has been the subject of increasing talk among showbiz insiders.

Dame Maggie Smith has revealed she didn't feel 'satisfied' with her roles in the Harry Potter and the Downton Abbey franchise.

The pregnant star, 38, took to Instagram to share a sweet snap alongside her husband-to-be after tweeting she wouldn't be attending the ceremony because she 'can't be a***d to get glammed up.'

The Geordie presenting duo, both aged 44, who started their careers in Byker Grove in the early 90s, starred in the popular ITV children's show with Cat Deeley from 1998 until 2003.

The actress, 38, poked fun at her stylish black polo neck jumper with a playful caption as she took to Instagram on Monday to share the sweet selfie with her husband-to-be, 28.

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The Victoria's Secret model, 31, struggled with alcoholism in her teenage years, and took to the social media site on Thursday to detail her decision to give up alcohol.

The pregnant star, 38, took to Instagram to share a sweet photo of herself with her friend Matthew Rowland, who took on the role of Dr. Pomatter, and his co-stars.

Lily Allen has said she is 'sick to death' of people like Laurence Fox who are guilty of 'forcing their opinions on everybody else', after his Question Time race row. She told him to 'stick to acting'.

Oli London and 'Frenchy' Morgan have gone under the knife 24 times between them in a bid to alter their appearances. Mr London wants to look like his Korean idol Park Ji-min, from boy-band BTS.

Sam Smith has become the latest star to self-isolate at home.

Karl Stefanovic has ridiculed American pop-star Miley Cyrus' husky voice in an astonishing spray on the Today show. 

Among the services include the delivery of food, treatment of patients and spreading awareness about medicating and treating the condition.

Miley Cyrus has long been a proponent of smoking and legalizing marijuana but the star surprised her fans by revealing she will be abstaining this year on 4/20.

Daria Gavrilova received comfort from her opponent Aleksandra Krunić after suffering from a thigh injury, in the second set of the French Open on Wednesday.

Matthew Syed, who represented Great Britain in table tennis and now works as a journalist, claimed Kyrgios, 24, puts on a carefree public persona to excuse his own shortcomings

The bad boy of tennis can add his latest row to the showreel after he smashed his racket in a strop before refusing to shake the hand of the chair umpire Fergus Murphy.

The Australian tennis star could face suspension after calling an umpire a 'f***ing tool' and appearing to spit in his direction at the Cincinnati Masters on Wednesday.

Nick Kyrgios has been fined $166,714 for his latest outburst which saw him smash rackets, call the chair umpire a 'f**king tool' and refuse to get ready to return serve at the Cincinnati Masters.

Nick Kyrgios has taken issue with comments made by tennis greats about his on-court antics and the state of his mental health ahead of his first round US Open match.

Nick Kygios shrugged off yet more off-court controversy to ease into the third-round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Antoine Hoang. The Australian won 6-4, 6-2, 6-4.

Bianca Andreescu (top right), 19, became the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years when Serena Williams (above), 37, retired because of her injury on Sunday.

The tennis racket that was famously smashed by Serena Williams during an on-court argument with umpires at the 2018 U.S. Open women's final is set to go up for auction, and could fetch $50,000.

Fourth seed Michael Smith became the latest victim of an upset after Luke Woodhouse claimed a memorable 3-1 win at the PDC World Darts Championship.

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Laura Lambert and Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel are shortlisted for the Hugh McIlvanney Award for Sports Journalist of the Year.

He is fresh off two successful gospel albums after a religious awakening. And Kanye West was the picture of good cheer as he stepped out in the Kardashian enclave of Calabasas.

The 39-year-old reality star showed off her flawless complexion in the snap with her rapper beau which she joked was taken 'before we had kids.'

Though he hasn't had a drink in some time, he admitted to being a 'functioning alcoholic' at one point, and partly blamed Hollywood for his struggles.

Barcelona have no intention of selling Ousmane Dembele and will only accept a 'golden' offer for the winger in the summer. Dembele has missed a total of 63 Barca matches through injury.

The winger has just 19 goals in three years after making the £135.5million move from Borussia Dortmund to the Nou Camp in 2017.

It's been a scary week for the Strictly contestants after Jerry Hall's shock exit last Sunday.

It wasn’t applause Miss Bussell, 43, used to show her appreciation but a masculine gesture that involved raising her left arm, a clenched fist and her teeth.

The Olympic gymnast, who is one of the favourites of this year's Strictly line-up, has revealed he has only ever had one serious girlfriend.

While the topless photographs are sure to please his admirers, the Olympic medallist took some persuading to pose for the four-hour shoot - despite his impressive physique.

His career has taken off after he played a starring role in this summer's Olympics and now on Strictly Come Dancing. But Louis Smith's love life isn't quite as exciting yet, as the young heartthrob said the split with his ex-girlfriend has left him heartbroken.

Billie Whyatt says the gymnast has repeatedly tried to rekindle their two-year romance and even threw stones at her window one night to declare his love

David Haye, watch out. It looks like the boxer turned I'm A Celeb star is getting some serious competition from Louis Smith in the toned body department.

The silver and bronze medal-winning gymnast on what his Olympic double win mean to him and how the British gymnastic team made history.

Denise Van Outen was toppled from the top spot on Strictly Come Dancing by Olympic gymnast Louis Smith on Saturday after her partner forgot their routine.

Following the disappointment of his Paso Doble the previous week and his subsequent savaging by the nasty, mean judges, his Charleston brought the house down.

He's said before that he would rather spoon with the girl than sleep with her, and it seems Louis Smith really means it.

As his popularity skyrockets on Strictly Come Dancing, BBC executives believe gymnast Louis Smith has a future as a broadcaster, writes DAN WOOTTON.

The 24-year-old singer explained the pair used to 'breakdance' together as children.

He's certainly been popular with the ladies since the Olympics, helped by his stellar performance on Strictly.

While Louis, 23, is adamant he has never made love on his sporting apparatus of choice, he has done the act in other risque places.