Dame DIana Rigg (forever Emma Peel) dies aged 82 RIP

  The moment Diana Rigg first starred as Emma Peel in the Brit TV series The Avengers  in 1995 she became an instant gay icon.  She had taken over her role as Steed’s right hand  woman from Honor Blackman , and she quickly made the part very much her own.  I mean who wouldn’t like … Continue reading

Dame Joan is Back!

Joan Collins is back on the big screen starring with another favorite Brit actor Academy Award Nominee Pauline Collins (no relation!) who will always be Shirley Valentine to us. Dame Joan and Pauline’s new feel-good comedy is The Time Of Your Lives in which Joan plays a former Hollywood siren (go figure!) who is now broke … Continue reading

Dame Judi Dench : a shoo-in for another Oscar.

Dame Judi Dench looks certain to be one of the first shoo-in nominations for next year’s Best Actress Academy Award with this new stunning portrayal of Queen Victoria.  This highly unusual tale Victoria & Abdul is based on a real life story when the veteran Queen takes a real shine to  Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a … Continue reading

Dame Judi Dench and Sharleen Spiteri give an impromptu rendition of Abba’s Waterloo on New Year’s Eve

The very best place to celebrate New Years’ Eve is in Scotland as they do it with such passion.  Before they start partying there are several traditions and superstitions that should be taken care of before midnight on the 31st of December: these include cleaning the house and taking out the ashes from the fire, … Continue reading

Dame Judi Dench needs a bigger mantlepiece.

Dame Judi Dench created another first in the annals of British Theater by winning her 8th Olivier Award* the first person to achieve this in the Awards 40th year history.  After collecting her Award for her best supporting actress role as Paulina in Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s production of The Winter’s Tale she admitted that she … Continue reading

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