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      Where Terminator stars are 40 years on… from legend who left acting and became celibate to unrecognisable child star

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      HASTA La Vista, Baby. The Terminator celebrates its 40th birthday this year.And this week movie legend Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed he has had a fourth heart op – joking he has become even more like the indestructible cyborg he plays in the movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger became a household nameCredit: GettyThe icon’s joked he’s even more like his on-screen persona after a fourth heart op“Last Monday, I had surgery to become a little bit more of a machine: I got a pacemaker,” he revealed on his Arnold’s Pump Club podcast.Director James Cameron based the 1984 sci-fi film on a dream he had. Living out of his car at the time, he sold the script for just $1 on the condition he would be allowed to direct it.Costing just £5m to make, expectations for the film were low, but it topped the US box office for two weeks, grossing £60m.READ MORE IN FEATURESThe multi-million dollar franchise, with sequels, a TV series, comic books, novels and video games made household names out of its stars, including Arnie and Linda Hamilton. So where are the original cast now?Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnie’s Terminator coined the famous catchphrase “I’ll Be Back” – but he has rarely been far away from the spotlight or controversy in the 40 years since.The bodybuilder-turned-actor starred in all but one of the Terminator movies and went on to become Republican Governor of California from 2003-2011, and was named as one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2004 and 2007.Most read in CelebrityHe earned just £60,000 for his role in the first movie and only spoke 17 lines but the film turned him into one of the most famous action heroes of all time and helped spawn his political career.During the former Mr Universe’s initial election campaign for Governor, allegations of sexual and personal misconduct were raised against Schwarzenegger , and he later admitted he had “behaved badly sometimes” and apologised.He married journalist Maria Shriver, niece of former President John F Kennedy, in 1986 and the couple had four children together. But they split after 25 years in 2011 and it was revealed that Schwarzenegger had fathered a child, Joseph, with household staff member Patty Baena 14 years earlier. He was born just five days after Shriver gave birth to the couple’s youngest child.Antiques Roadshow guest fights back tears as she learns truth about dad’s ‘private’ pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda HamiltonLinda was married to director James CameronThe star, pictured in T2, became a pin upCredit: TriStarHamilton played troubled waitress Sarah Connor in the sci-fi franchise. But her relationship with the film’s director James Cameron was to become even stranger than fiction.The couple fell for each other around the time of Terminator 2: Judgment Day in 1991, and their daughter Josephine was born two years later.But the relationship hit a rocky patch while he was filming Titanic, and they were on a break when he started dating actress Suzy Amis who had a role in the film.Cameron then left Amis to go back to Hamilton and the pair married in 1997, only to divorce in 1999, leaving Cameron free to marry Amis in 2000.Speaking about her marriage in 2010, Hamilton explained: “While he was making Titanic, Suzy was the gargoyle on the end of my bed, waiting to swoop in,” she said. “Now I’m the gargoyle on her bed because for Jim, the one who doesn’t end up with him is always the one he wants. I’m the one who got away, and she has to live with that.”In 2019, she revealed she had been celibate for 15 years, telling People: “One loses track because it just doesn’t matter — or at least it doesn’t matter to me. I have a very romantic relationship with my world every day and the people who are in it.” She also revealed she was happy to step away from the limelight after a stint on the TV show Chuck ended in 2012.“I woke up one day and I was like, ‘Well, here I am in my beautiful mansion and my kids aren’t here, my agents aren’t calling,” she said, adding. “I love my alone time like no one you’ve ever met.”She returned to role of Sarah Connor in 2019, for T4. Now 67, she is about to join the cast of the final season of cult Netflix series Stranger Things. While her ex-husband Cameron is working on a reboot of the Terminator franchise, Hamilton told Business Insider: “I’m done. I’m done. I have nothing more to say. The story’s been told, and it’s been done to death.”Edward FurlongEdward Furlong is unrecognisable in this recent pictureThe child star was just 13 when he shot to fame as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.He was a complete unknown who was spotted by casting director Mali Finn on a visit to Pasadena Boys and Girls Club.He became a teen heart-throb overnight, but it was during filming that he first met married 26-year-old Jacqueline Domac who was his stand-in and then tutor. The pair later started a relationship, moved in together and Domac filed for divorce, although they maintained that the relationship was not sexual whilst Furlong was underage.They stayed together until 1998, when Furlong was 21, and Domac later accused him of domestic abuse.Furlong starred in several films during the late 90s and 2000s but was ditched from the third Terminator movie after bosses discovered his drug abuse.He has had several stints in rehab over the years and his drug and alcohol abuse have blighted his relationships. He married actress Rachael Bella in 2006 and they had a son later that year. She filed for divorce in 2009, and in 2012 alleged in court documents that their six-year-old son had tested positive for cocaine, with a  judge ruling Furlong’s parental visits had to be supervised.In January 2013, he was arrested for domestic battery against his then-girlfriend, Dawson’s Creek star Monica Keena, and sentenced to 180 days in jail.He was arrested again in 2017 for being under the influence of an illicit substance while trying to check into a hotel. Furlong was given a suspended sentence of 36 months on probation, provided he completed a six-month drug rehab. Now aged 46, he’s been sober ever since and he and Keena appear to have rekindled their friendship after being spotted out shopping together.Kristanna LokenKristina had to gain 15ibs of muscles for the roleThe producers of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines reportedly auditioned 10,000 actresses before casting former model Kristanna Loken as the Terminatrix.She was just 23 years old and followed a strict diet and training programme before filming to gain 15lb of muscle and strip her body fat to that of an Olympic athlete.After Terminator she went on to star in PainkillerJane and married her co-star Noah Danby in 2008, but they split a year later and Loken said she was dating a woman.The actress – who was previously spotted smooching with Pink at the 2003 World Music Awards – had been open about her bi-sexuality in the past, saying: “I have dated and have had sex with men and women and have to say that the relationships I have had with certain women have been much more fulfilling, sexually and emotionally, than those with certain men.”Now aged 44, she has most recently been filming a thriller Dark Night of the Soul, playing a renowned scientist who holds the key to a cure for a prehistoric bacteria ravaging the world.Claire DanesClaire Danes has gone on to a stellar careerChild star Danes had already made 13 films in five years by the time she put her acting career on hold aged 19 to attend Yale University.She dropped out after two years to resume her acting career and was cast in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines as Kate Connor.From 2011 to 2020, she starred as Carrie Mathieson in Homeland winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes for best actress in a drama series.Married to actor Hugh Dancy, the couple have three children. Danes was banned from Philippines capital Manila after filming there in 1998.In an interview with Premiere magazine, the star said: “It just f***ing smelled like cockroaches. There’s no sewage system. (We saw) people with like no arms, no legs, no eyes, no teeth…..Rats were everywhere.” She later apologised.Terminator – Global Box Office Take
      Terminator, 1984 – £30m
      Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991  –  £162m
      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, 2003  – £120m
      Terminator: Salvation, 2009 – £100m
      Terminator: Genisys, 2015 – £71m
      Terminator: Dark Fate, 2019 – £50m

      Michael BiehnMichael Biehn played Sergeant Kyle ReeseBiehn was cast in the role of Sergeant Kyle Reese, a soldier sent back in time by John Connor to rescue his mother Sarah.He went on to star in future Cameron movies Aliens and The Abyss, but chose not to play the Hollywood fame game meaning he never achieved superstar status.Biehn told the Hollywood Reporter “People always talk about me being an ’80s star. I was not an ’80s star. Bruce Willis was an ‘80s star. Tom Cruise was an ’80s star. Schwarzenegger and Stallone. Mel Gibson. Those guys were making $20 million (£16million). I never even got $1 million. I kind of liked it that way.”Despite his career success, Biehn was struggling with alcoholism. In 2004, a Russian production company sued Biehn for his drunken behaviour on the set of The American. The lawsuit stated that the star was “excessively intoxicated, his speech slurred and erratic, and he had trouble walking.” Now sober, Biehn has reflected: “Drinking really has caused a lot of problems in my life. I’ve not only hurt myself, but I’ve hurt the people I care most about – my family, my parents, my children have all been affected by my alcoholism.”He has five children from his three marriages and says he had always wanted to put his family first, turning down roles that meant he would be away from home for long periods of time.Now aged 67, he has most recently been seen in the Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian and in the horror series The Walking Dead.Nick StahlNick Stahl played the young John Connor in T3: Rise of the MachinesAfter playing the young John Connor in T3: The Rise of the Machines, in 2003, Nick Stahl starred in a string of acclaimed movies including Twist, in which he played the Artful Dodger, and the 2005 hit Sin City.But in May 2012 Rose Murphy, his wife of three years and mum to daughter Marlo, now 13, reported him missing and it was later reported the actor had checked into rehab.A year later he was arrested in Los Angeles for alleged possession of methamphetamine.He turned his back on Hollywood and moved to Texas to beat his addiction, returning to acting in 2019, to film The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson.He has since starred in the TV series Let the Right One In and Tiny Beautiful Things. Paul WinfieldPaul Winfield sadly died in 2004Already an Oscar nominated actor for the 1972 movie Sounder, Paul Winfiled took on the role of police lieutenant Ed Traxler in The Terminator.He went on to star in Mars Attacks! In 1996 and numerous TV series, as well as voicing animated characters in shows such as The Magic School Bus and The Simpsons.His partner of 30 years, architect  Charles Gillan died in 2002. Two years later Winfield, who battled obesity and diabetes, died of a heart attack at the age of 64.Bess Motta Bess was a fitness instructorIn the original movie, Bess Motta played Ginger, Sarah Connor’s roommate who met a sticky end at the hands of the T-800. The actor and choreographer began her screen career as an aerobics instructor on the Canadian TV show 20 Minute Workout, which aired in 1983.Since The Terminator, has starred in the 1987 film You Talkin’ to Me? and the TV show New Monkeys, as well as various stage productions.READ MORE SUN STORIESMost recently she appeared in the 2017 TV show K.C.Undercover alongside Zendaya.She still promotes fitness on her social media channels. More

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      Sick murder plot, kidnap hell & horror fire that gutted £12m pad… inside Duffy’s traumatic life as singer breaks silence

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      DUFFY was considered one of Britain’s most promising stars in the late Noughties – but within a matter of years, she had vanished from the limelight for good.At the height of her fame, the Welsh vocalist had scooped a Grammy, three Brits and an Ivor Novello Award before announcing her hiatus back in 2011.Duffy in 2009 was one of the UK’s most promising starsCredit: ReutersThe Welsh singer won three out of four Brit Award nominations in 2009Credit: PA:Press AssociationThe Mercy singer, who carved out a reported £4million fortune from her career, kept silent for years about the reason for her departure until 2020.On Instagram, she wrote: “The truth is, and please trust me I am OK and safe now, I was raped and drugged and held captive over some days. Of course, I survived.”Duffy would later reveal she had been drugged at a restaurant on her birthday before being taken to another country, where she suffered a terrifying four-week ordeal. “Rape is like living murder. You are alive but dead,” Duffy explained. “All I can say is it took an extremely long time, sometimes feeling never-ending, to reclaim the shattered pieces of me.”READ MORE ON SHOWBIZMessages of support flooded in for the singer, who has continued to keep a low profile until yesterday, when she shared an inspirational video online.The animated clip featured quotes from a 2017 self-help book including “happiness was never about your job” and “happiness is always about being kinder to yourself”.Now, as the singer breaks her silence online, we look back at the traumatic difficulties she has overcome.Heartbreaking splitThe singer was born Aimee Ann Duffy and grew up in the tiny coastal village of Neyfn, in North Wales, which has less than 1,300 residents.Most read in MusicShe was raised by mum Joyce, who worked in a factory, and dad Allan Evans, a storeman, but it was far from a happy childhood due to the couple’s marital difficulties.Duffy told the Mail On Sunday: “They tried to separate when I was six but I cried so much that they stayed together. Welsh singer Duffy stars in Diet Coke commercial”That was very cruel of me, really, but my mum is a lovely woman and she didn’t want to hurt us.”They finally separated when I was nine. As kids, we weren’t really aware of the emotional side of it but I guess there was quite an upheaval.”While Duffy dismissed its effect on her, insisting she was “not someone who takes scared with me”, the news was “a big thing in the town” and gossip spread.She added: “Everybody was talking about it – but I think my mum did the right thing in leaving. I remember my dad being very upset.”Assassination plotBy 1996, Duffy’s mum Joyce had married new partner Philip Smith and the family moved to live with him and his four children.A year later, they returned home one evening to be told by police that Philip’s ex-wife Dawn has attempted to hire hitman to kill him.It was a horrendous thing to do. Me, my two sisters and my mum had stuck together through thick and thin, and when I left it was like I was saying, “F*** you.DuffyPhilip later told the Mirror: “Dawn had agreed to pay about £3,000 to a local man, Robert Rees, to shoot me dead.” Dawn, who died in 2002, told Robert to “just blow [Philip’s] head off” but instead he went to the police. Duffy, along with the rest of the family, had to be moved into a safe house until police arrested Dawn and her new husband Marc Watson.In 1998, she was convicted of soliciting murder and sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Recalling that traumatic time, the singer previously told us: “I was so terrified. I felt so ill.”’Dog-eat-dog’ familyDuffy struggled with fame and nearly quit music for good in 2009Credit: RexSettling into life with her mum and stepdad had never been easy for Duffy. The future singer, alongside her two sisters, were made to leave their dad and move 200 miles away to Pembrokeshire to live with Philip. Before departing her father’s house, she scrawled “I love you Dad” on the wall as she struggled to imagine not being with him. At her new school, which was English-speaking, Duffy, her twin sister Kate and older sister Kelly found it hard to fit in and were thought of as “weird” by classmates due to speaking Welsh. She said: “We quickly learned that we weren’t going to survive if we did that.”Adapting to having four step-siblings wasn’t easy either. Duffy described it as a “dog-eat-dog” environment.She recalled: “If you had a chocolate bar you had bought with some money you had found then there was outrage in the house, ‘How come you’ve got one?’ But little things were what we got by on. We just didn’t have anything.” At 15, Duffy ran away from home and went back to live with her dad in Nefyn. She reflected: “It was a horrendous thing to do. Me, my two sisters and my mum had stuck together through thick and thin, and when I left it was like I was saying, “F*** you.“But I just had to do something because it was killing me living there.”Troubled teensDuffy’s teen years were troubled and she went off the rails.She told the Mail: “From 15 to 18, I did everything – body-piercing to going on 48-hour binge beach parties, to stealing someone’s boat at night and rowing it from one place to another when we were drunk, to jumping on a milk float for a lift home.”I wanted the record to do everything it needed to do, but I didn’t really want to be associated with it because I wasn’t proud of myself. I’ve never been proud of myself.DuffyHer behaviour concerned family members so much that her aunt warned she would become a single mum on benefits if she didn’t turn her life around. But Duffy was focused and became determined to be a singer-songwriter. After completing her A-levels, she spent a short time at Chester University before dropping out.  While working as a waitress and in clothing shops, she penned some of the songs that would eventually make her a star. ‘Falling apart’Duffy in her notorious 2009 Diet Coke advertCredit: Coca ColaIn 2007, Duffy signed a record deal. It came four years after appearing on Wawffactor, the Welsh equivalent of The X Factor.Her debut album Rockferry was an instant success – it became the fourth best-selling album of 2008 and sold nine million copies.  But, rather than taking joy from her achievement, the singer felt uncomfortable and self-conscious. She said: “I feel quite embarrassed and shy about it all and quite scared…  “I wanted the record to do everything it needed to do, but I didn’t really want to be associated with it because I wasn’t proud of myself. “I’ve never been proud of myself. There is so much more to do.”The following year she beat stars including Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen at the 2009 Brit Awards – where she scooped three out of four gongs – but still her feeling of dissatisfaction continued. I thought he treasured me. I asked him to tell me his hidden secrets and it all came out, so I couldn’t be with him.DuffyThat same year, she was mocked for featuring in a Diet Coke advert that saw her singing while cycling through a supermarket. Duffy nearly quit fame because of the pressure and stress, explaining that she didn’t want to be “adored or admired, to make money or be successful”.“I did think, ‘Maybe I won’t do this at all,’” she said. “It was a wild, exhilarating experience and at times it felt as though I was falling apart at the seams.“Life had got so complicated. I found it difficult to operate in the music industry.”  Cheating exDuffy’s romantic life hadn’t been much easier either. In 2006, her five-year relationship with music promoter Mark Durston ended after he admitted to having cheated on her. She explained: “I thought he treasured me. I asked him to tell me his hidden secrets and it all came out, so I couldn’t be with him.”She later added: “He hurt me but he didn’t destroy me. “But I don’t resent anyone – I can’t blame him for behaving the way he did. I was hurt but it didn’t surprise me. Duffy dated Welsh international rugby player Mike Phillips for two yearsCredit: Alamy”When I started I had absolutely no one to protect me or two pennies to rub together. I thought he was a good guy and he provided a little stability and then it was another one bites the dust.”By 2009, Duffy was dating Welsh international rugby player Mike Phillips but their romance ended after two years. At the time, a source claimed their “arguments were getting more frequent” and described the break-up as “a very unfortunate and sad situation”.They added: “The arguments were increasing as the uncertainty surrounding Mike’s career increased.I thought the public disclosure of my story would utterly destroy my life, emotionally, while hiding my story was destroying my life so much more. I believe that not singing is killing meDuffy“They tried to reconcile things on several occasions and were both keen to make it work but it is now over once and for all.“It’s all very amicable. It is just unfortunate the way things didn’t work out.”Since then, Duffy appears to have kept her relationships out of the private eye. Horror blazeBad luck appeared to follow Duffy. In 2010, her album flopped and then after dropping her manager Angela Becker, she was sued and had to settle out of court. In 2012, further chaos followed when Duffy’s £12million penthouse home in Kensington, West London, caught fire.She was packing her belongings ready to move out the following day when a pal spotted smoke pouring thought one of the home’s vents. Duffy’s £12m penthouse in Kensington caught fire in 2012Credit: National PicturesIt took more than four hours for the blaze to be put outCredit: National PicturesUnable to trace the source of the fire, they fled outside where they were forced to watch the lavish property burn.  It took more than 60 firefighters six hours to put out the blaze at her home – which boasted an indoor swimming pool, games room and a cinema.Recalling the incident, one neighbour told the Mail: “I saw Duffy running outside. She was running about all over the place. When the police arrived they calmed her.”I would take off my pyjamas and throw them in the fire and put on another set. My hair would get so knotted from not brushing it, as I grieved, I cut it all offDuffyDuffy was facing problems with her career too. In 2011, she cancelled a gig in Monaco and a year later, she pulled out of one in Dubai. It’s believed that somewhere around this time, she suffered the harrowing attack that led her to retreat from the spotlight. Duffy took on smaller projects including playing a singer in the 2015 film Legend, which was about the Kray twins.She was also due to appear in a film titled Secret Love, which was never made, and was said to be working on a new album with Albert Hammond but the music was never released.In 2014, her former mentor Bernard Butler said: “She went off the rails and it all went pear-shaped for her.”’Life in danger’It appears few knew about Duffy’s ordeal – with the singer admitting she didn’t tell many people because she “knew my life was in danger”.On her 2020 blog, the singer said: “It didn’t feel safe to go to the police. I felt if anything went wrong, I would be dead, and he would have killed me. I could not risk being mishandled or it being all over the news during my danger.”Duffy, who did not report the incident to police, says she battled suicidal thoughts and considered changing her name to flee to another country. Duffy posts on social media but in 2020 shared a snap of herselfCredit: Instagram/duffy”I would not see someone, a physical soul, for sometimes weeks and weeks and weeks at a time, remaining alone,” she added.“I would take off my pyjamas and throw them in the fire and put on another set. My hair would get so knotted from not brushing it, as I grieved, I cut it all off.”Duffy revealed it was the conviction of Harvey Weinstein – who was found guilty of two sexual abuse charges in 2020 – that encouraged her to speak out. She added: “I thought the public disclosure of my story would utterly destroy my life, emotionally, while hiding my story was destroying my life so much more. I believe that not singing is killing me.READ MORE SUN STORIES”So, I just have to be strong and disclose it and face all my fears head-on. I’ve come to realise I can’t erase myself, I live in my being, so I have to be completely honest and have faith in the outcome.”I can now leave this decade behind. Where the past belongs. Hopefully no more ‘what happened to Duffy questions’, now you know … and I am free.” More

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      Sacha Baron Cohen’s bitter feuds left him wearing bulletproof vests to work & saw rock star threaten to STAB him in eye

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      HE’S the controversial comedy actor who has made an army of enemies during his three-decade-long career.Now Sacha Baron Cohen, 52, has been accused of being a “bully” by the Australian actress Rebel Wilson, who starred as his love interest in 2016 film Grimsby.Sacha Baron Cohen, who has been married to Isla Fisher for 14 years, is no stranger to very public fallingoutsCredit: RexAustralian actress Rebel Wilson branded the star a ‘massive a***hole’Credit: EnterpriseThe star, 44, revealed the London-born actor was the “massive a***hole” who, she claimed, had threatened legal action over sections of her upcoming memoir Rebel Rising that featured him.Yesterday, Rebel wrote on Instagram: “I will not be bullied or silenced with high priced lawyer or PR crisis managers. “The ‘a**hole’ that I am talking about in ONE CHAPTER of my book is Sacha Baron Cohen.”  Previously, she claimed Sacha – who has been married to Isla Fisher since 2010 – tried to pressure her to “go naked” in the film because it would be “hilarious”. READ MORE ON SHOWBIZIn a statement, Sacha’s rep said: “While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of The Brothers Grimsby,”Sacha is no stranger to controversy having had more than his fair share of feuds over the decades – and has even had to resort to wearing a bulletproof vest to protect himself in the past.From his lengthy beefy with Donald Trump to a fiery clash with a Britpop star, we look at the growing band of A-list enemies the star has made.’Ruined marriage’Sacha’s first satirical film Borat ruffled a number of feathers when it was released in 2006 – including, unsurprisingly, the nation of Kazakhstan, who banned it immediately.  Most read in CelebrityBut one unexpected casualty of the flick, which followed a Kazakh TV reporter with outdated views on a trip to America, was the marriage of Pamela Anderson and US country star Kid Rock. In the film, Sacha’s character proposed to the Baywatch star before attempting to force the star into a “traditional marriage sack” to abduct her and chased her around a supermarket. Sacha Baron Cohen calls social media giants the greatest propaganda machine in history at Anti-Defamation League Leadership AwardsWhile fans found it hilarious, it’s claimed Kid Rock – real name Robert James Ritchie – was far from impressed and went on a furious rant after watching it.An insider told New York Post: “Bob started screaming at Pam, saying she had humiliated herself and telling her, ‘You’re nothing but a w****! You’re a s***! How could you do that movie?’ — in front of everyone. It was very embarrassing,”Sacha later claimed the film contributed to Pamela filing for divorce from Kid Rock, just four months after they had tied the knot. Their divorce was finalised in 2007.Sacha claims Pamela Anderson’s marriage to Kid Rock ended due to appearing in the film BoratCredit: Getty Images – GettyIn the comedy, Sacha’s character proposes to the Baywatch star and tries to kidnap herCredit: 20th Century FoxIn 2019, he told The Last Laugh podcast that he had texted the actress to find out how the screening went only for her to reply: “We’re getting divorced.”Sacha continued: “I was like, why? And she goes, ‘The movie.’ And I thought it was a joke, but then a few weeks later they got divorced and they put as a reason for divorce, Borat.”  Stabbing threatLiam Gallagher threatened to stab Sacha in the eyeCredit: GettySacha amusingly based the hair-do and fashion sense of footballer-hooligan character Nobby, from Grimsby, on Liam Gallagher – but even before then the duo had locked horns.The actor revealed a fiery argument with the ex-Oasis frontman at the 2012 GQ Awards because he didn’t tell a planned gag about the singer.“So Liam Gallagher comes over and says, ‘Why the f*** didn’t you take the p*** out of me tonight?” Sacha recalled on the US talk show Conan.“And I said, ‘I just didn’t get round to it’, and he said, ‘Do you know what? I’m going to stab you in the eye.’””I thought to myself, ‘I’ve never heard such a specific threat. That’s a good aim.’ Anyway, eventually he didn’t stab me.”When Liam’s agent was approached for comment about the claims, he replied: “Liam wants to clarify that it wasn’t just the one eye, it was both.”In 2018, when recalling the incident to Junkee, the singer said Sacha was “full of s***” and said he made the threat “because he was getting lippy”.  Liam added: “I think he doing the rounds, he was selling some f***in’ s*** film that he’d done. He was trying to bring me into the fray and that. “I think he’s more one of Noel’s mates, he’s over on Bono’s side. I think he’s over on that f***in’ [makes an illuminati sign]. Scientology f***ing, that side. He’s one of them isn’t he, thinks he’s all illuminati and that. F***ing k***heads, all of them.”Queen falloutQueen star Brian May wasn’t pleased with Sacha after discussions about Bohemian Rhapsody turned sourCredit: AFPSacha was branded “an arse” by legendary guitarist Brian May after they fell out over the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The actor, who was being lined up to play Freddie Mercury, said the band “wanted to protect their legacy” and planned to skip over “wild” scenes.“There are amazing stories about Freddie Mercury,” Sacha told US radio host Howard Stern. “The guy was wild. There are stories of little people walking around parties with plates of cocaine on their heads!”He’s a bad guy, he’s a moron… he would get no ratings, nobody cares about himDonald TrumpHe later added that while Brian was an “amazing musician” he was “not a great movie producer”, which led to him quit the film – which would later star Rami Malek.Brian disputed his account, telling the Mail on Sunday’s Event magazine: “Sacha became an arse. We had some nice times with Sacha kicking around ideas, but he went off and told untruths about what happened.“Why would he go away and say that we didn’t want to make a gritty film? Are we the kind of people who have ever ducked from the truth? I don’t think so.”The musician sneaked in a further dig by saying he “wasn’t right the role for very good reasons” that were clear “if you watch what he’s done recently”.17-year feudSacha’s feud with Donald Trump dates back to an interview in 2003, while he was portraying Ali GCredit: Channel 4Later, Trump weighed in after Sacha dumped fake ashes over Ryan Seacrest at the 2012 OscarsSacha beef with Donald Trump began when the actor interviewed him as Ali G for his HBO show in 2003 and tried to flog him a glove that protects people from dripping ice cream cones.The future US President didn’t see the funny side, storming out after seven minutes, and later he claimed Sacha “misrepresented” the chat, which Trump thought was for the BBC.In 2016, Sacha claimed he was “the first person to actually realise that he’s a d***” and compared him to “this kind of villain in a bad Batman movie”.Trump also lambasted the comedian after he dumped pretend ashes over Ryan Seacrest on the 2012 Oscars red carpet as part of a stunt for his film The Dictator. He said: ​​“I can tell you if that happened to me, or if that happened to people I know, that guy would have been unconscious laying on the ground and nobody would have blamed us. “He’s a bad guy, he’s a moron… he would get no ratings, nobody cares about him”.In 2018, Sacha used recordings from Trump, where he described the comedian as a “third-grade character” who should “go to school” and “learn about being funny” in an amusing video online.In 2020, Trump was quizzed about Sacha again after his lawyer Rudy Giuliana appeared to be in a compromising position with an actor during a set-up in the sequel to Borat.When asked about his concerns over White House breaches, Trump raged: “I don’t find him funny. To me, he’s a creep.”In response, Sacha thanked the US President for “the free publicity” and added: “I admit, I don’t find you funny either. But yet the whole world laughs at you.”£75M lawsuitUS politician Roy Moore tried to sue Sacha for a stunt on the TV show Who is AmericaAlabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore tried to sue the actor for defamation in a £75million lawsuit after appearing on Who Is America back in 2018.During the skit, Sacha appeared as a fake counterterrorism instructor who demoed a ‘paedophile detecting wand’ and the fake device beeped repeatedly when it got closer to Mr Moore.Mr Moore, who had signed a non-disclosure agreement that prohibited legal claims from his appearance, lost the 2022 case after three judges ruled the segment was “clearly comedy”. Close scrapesSacha revealed he was lucky to escape from an angry mob of pro-gun activistsCredit: Amazon StudiosHe revealed a photo of him clinging to an ambulance door while fleeingCredit: TwitterSacha’s extreme characters have also put him in danger. He recalled being “fortunate to make it out in one piece” while filming with pro-gun activists at a rally in Washington State for the Borat sequel, where he performed as a right-wing singer. “When organisers finally stormed the stage, I rushed to a nearby get-away vehicle,” Sacha said. “An angry crowd blocked our way and started pounding on the vehicle with their fists. “Under my overalls, I was wearing a bulletproof vest, but it felt inadequate with some people outside toting semiautomatic weapons.”If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads on his ‘solution’ to the ‘Jewish problem’.Sacha Baron CohenSacha also had a close shave while filming Bruno and had to escape through a trap door after angering MMA fans, in Arkansas. He said: “I posed as an ultimate fighter at a cage match and challenged anyone in the audience to take me on.“When my fake ex-boyfriend volunteered, we engaged in some heavy petting, triggering a near riot. “The crowd—including some recently paroled prisoners with swastika tattoos—erupted in homophobic slurs and started hurling metal chairs at us. “Had I not ducked into a trapdoor and out an escape tunnel, I think the crowd would have beaten me senseless.”Facebook rantsSacha laid into Mark Zuckerberg and other tech giants over misinformation and political advertisingCredit: ReutersIt’s not just celebrities and politicians who Sacha has taken aim at either, he branded tech platforms Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google “the greatest propaganda machines in history”.He blamed a rise in hate crimes and “murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities” on a “handful of internet companies”, in a speech at The Anti-Defamation League in 2019. Sacha continued: “If you pay them, Facebook will run any ‘political’ ad you want, even if it’s a lie… if Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads on his ‘solution’ to the ‘Jewish problem’.”At the time, a spokesperson for Facebook said the actor had “misrepresented Facebook’s policies” and insisted it banned people who advocated for violence. One year later, when Mark Zuckerberg was questioned about misinformation on the platform by Congress, Sacha reignited his feud with the tech boss.On X, formerly Twitter, he wrote: “A good question for Mark Zuckerberg when he appears before Congress on Tuesday: Facebook says it does not allow a person who ‘advocates…acts of violence’.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Yet you’ve granted an exception to Steven Bannon, who advocates for the murder and beheading of Dr. [Anthony] Fauci. WHY?!”It followed Mr Bannon, Donald Trump’s former strategist, calling for the US government’s leading infectious disease expert Dr Fauci’s head to be put on a spike outside the White House. More

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      Inside insanely expensive celeb holidays… from £1.6m-a-WEEK yacht to couple who rented out ‘megavilla’ with 23 bathrooms

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      THE glamorous life of a celeb can often look like one long holiday… and sometimes it really is.While most of us might have to scrimp and save to afford that once-in-a-lifetime trip, these stars think nothing of a casual jaunt over to the Maldives or the Caribbean – often in a private jet, of course.Gemma Collins once spent £100,000 on a one-week holidayCredit: InstagramThe GC loves to show off her trips on InstagramCredit: InstagramLast year Molly-Mae Hague had not one luxurious holiday, but tenCredit: Instagram/@mollymaeLast week, reality star Gemma Collins confessed she once spent £100,000 on a one-week holiday.The former Towie favourite, 43, blew the cash on a trip to the Greek island of Mykonos, telling The Sunday Times: “When I go on holiday it’s not just a five or ten-grand holiday.“It ends up costing a fortune.“Mykonos is pure magic but you need big pockets to go there.READ MORE SHOWBIZ FEATURES“£100,000 should cover all your meals, activities and accommodation for a week.”Gemma’s hotel room on the island cost £3,000-a-night — a total of £21,000 for the week.The rest was needed for meals, drinks, clubbing and activities.From multi-million pound super yachts to private, secluded island retreats, here we take a closer look at some of the priciest celebrity holidays.Most read in CelebrityPersonal island butlers & infinity poolsThe Ritz Carlton Maldives features £10,000 a night padsCredit: The Ritz Carlton MaldivesMolly-Mae and Tommy stayed at the picturesque resort with daughter BambiCredit: InstagramMolly-Mae pictured enjoying a private jet trip with baby BambiCredit: InstagramMolly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury, both 24, welcomed their baby daughter Bambi in January last year – and already the tiny tot has had more luxury holidays in her first year than most people in their life-time. The family enjoyed a total of ten trips last year alone, including four luxury stays in four months.Kylie Jenner shows off the Colorado mansion where she rang in the New Year with Travis Scott and StormiLast December, they stayed in a beautiful £10,000-a-night exclusive resort in the Maldives, sparing no expense with a room boasting a stunning balcony overlooking the crystal-clear waters.They were staying at the Ritz Carlton Maldives, with each room boasting an “Aris Meeha” – a personal island butler – as well as an infinity pool, and access to the wellness spa and Ritz kids’ club. Molly-Mae had already been on a string of getaways in 2023 – including two holidays to Paris, New York, Ibiza, Greece, Dubai, Barbados and Spain.Ronaldo’s island ‘paradise’ Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez loves to share sweet family snaps from their holidaysCredit: instagramThe family recently stayed at the St. Regis Red Sea Resort, which is accessible only by chartered boat or seaplaneCredit: St. Regis Red Sea ResortGeorgina Rodriguez is accustomed to travelling by private jetCredit: georginagio/InstagramHe’s worth a whopping £500million and is on £3.4million a week at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, so of course Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, his wife Georgina, 30, and his five children are accustomed to the high life. And the footballing ace loves holidays so much, he’s turned it into a business, adding a string of hotels and retreats to his property portfolio. Georgina regularly posts glam snaps on Instagram showing her and her family travelling by private jet, and they recently enjoyed a holiday on a luxury beach near their latest venture, a holiday resort on Ummahat Island in the Red Sea. They took their family to the nearby St Regis Red Sea Resort, which is located on a secluded island off the coast of Saudi Arabia and is only accessible by a private chartered boat or seaplane. That sort of idyllic privacy for the young family doesn’t come cheap, with a four-bed villa typically setting you back around £14,000 a night. While there, Georgina also proudly shared photos of their upcoming venture, referring to the modern resort as “the new paradise”. Towie rich listGemma Collins may have splashed out £100,000 on a holiday, but can she outspend her Towie co-stars? Here’s who works out the richest.
      Mark Wright (£15M) – It’s estimated Mark’s riches stand at £15million – perhaps no surprise since he’s had multiple jobs since Towie from a presenter, football star to property developer.
      Samantha Faiers (£9M) – The success of Sam’s show The Mummy Diaries has kept the money rolling in for the likeable star – and her older sister Billie.
      Joey Essex (£8M) – Joey has appeared on every reality show going from his own hit Educating Joey Essex to I’m A Celeb, Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity SAS and pretty much any show that ever had ‘Celebrity’ in the title.
      Gemma Collins (£7M) – The reality rich list puts Gemma Collins on an estimated £7.3million thanks to TV, endorsements and her own clothing line.
      Amy Childs (£5M) – A founding Towie member, the 33-year-old star made a fortune from beauty and fashion ranges then ploughed the profits into property.
      Lucy Mecklenburgh (£3M) – Building an empire of homes, the mother-of-two also celebrated a £1m turnover with her lifestyle brand.
      Lauren Goodger (£2M) – Her relationship with Mark Wright, which played out on the show, was a magnet for magazine deals and her fame saw her land early gigs on Celebrity Big Brother and Dancing On Ice.
      James ‘Arg’ Argent (£1M) – James is thought to have made £1million thanks to Instagram brand deals as well as stints on everything from Sugar Free Farm to The Jump and Celebrity Coach Trip.

      ‘£49k’ babymoonFerne enjoyed not one, not two, but 11 trips last year, including a £49,000 ‘babymoon’Credit: instagramFerne and her family love a luxurious getawayCredit: InstagramFerne McCann, 33, may be a new mum for the second time after welcoming baby daughter Finty last July, but it certainly hasn’t slowed down her love of travelling.In fact, the star and her family enjoyed a staggering 11 trips last year. Back in October, Ferne wowed fans with photos from her trip to The Maldives, as she jetted off for a luxury half-term getaway with her fiancé Lorri Haines, Finty and Ferne’s daughter Sunday.The family stayed at five-star The Standard hotel, where rooms can set guests back £1,300 per night. Prior to giving birth to Finty, Ferne took her daughter Sunday on a number of trips, including a once-in-a-lifetime visit to Morocco. During their £7,000 a night, seven-night ‘babymoon’ trip to Marrakesh – which reportedly set them back £49,000 in accommodation alone – the family enjoyed pool days and lapping up the culture. £1.6m-a-week superyachtAnyone can enjoy a trip on a superyacht like this – if they have a cool £1.6m a week to splashCredit: SplashOnce on board the Beckhams would have wanted for nothingCredit: Yacht Charter FleetVictoria Beckham, 49, and David, 48, know how to holiday, and they also love to make it a family affair where they can. Most recently they celebrated the Christmas holidays with a trip to the Bahamas (as you do) along with kids Brooklyn, 25, Cruz, 19, Harper, 12, and Brooklyn’s wife Nicola Peltz, 28.In 2020, the couple famously ventured to the south of France and the Italian coast on a very impressive 311ft super yacht called The Madsummer – which costs a staggering £1.6million a week to charter.The ship came with a crew of 28 staff to cater to their every need, boasting indoor and outdoor dining areas, a spa, a children’s playroom – and a nightclub where the former Spice Girl in particular enjoyed a spot of karaoke.The couple also own their own 93.5ft yacht, called Seven, thought to be worth in the region of around £5million. 23 bathrooms… for two peopleKylie Jenner recently showed off her scenic surroundings in this selfie from a super yachtCredit: Instagram/ Kylie JennerKylie Jenner hired 300-foot yacht Tranquility to cruise the Mediterranean for her 22nd birthdayCredit: InstagramShe was named the youngest self-made billionaire by Forbes in 2019, so Kylie Jenner, 26, can certainly afford to spend a bob or two on a nice break away from her thriving beauty business. Travelling around the world will be no problem for the 26-year-old, who boasts her own $72.8million pink private Global Express jet, which is eight feet wide and nearly 60ft feet long. Two years ago, Kylie and then-boyfriend Travis Scott headed off to the Turks and Caicos Islands – said to be the Caribbean’s best-kept secret.They reportedly stayed in a ‘mega-villa costing £43,000-per-night, boasting 11 bedrooms and 23 bathrooms, which feels a bit excessive for two people.Fans seemed to agree, with one commenting: “It’s stunning but I am genuinely just wondering why THIS big of a space is necessary?”In August 2019 Kylie rented out 300ft vessel Tranquility to celebrate her 22nd birthday.The boat accommodated up to 22 guests in 10 cabins, and manned by a 31-person strong crew… if you can afford the $1.23 million a week bill to charter it.Love Island hoppingKady had her own pool while on a £1,600-a-night holiday to MauritiusThe reality star’s Mauritius trip boasted incredible views and her own swimming poolCredit: instagram/@kadymcdermottJust a month later Kady enjoyed a lavish £518 a night holiday to the MaldivesCredit: Instagram/@kadymcdermottShe rose to fame in the Love Island villa, and Kady McDermott, 28, can afford to stay in even more luxurious pads now – enjoying both Mauritius AND the Maldives last year, in the space of a month. In February the star stayed at The Oberoi Beach Resort in a £1,600-a-night private villa that comes complete with a private courtyard garden, a heated swimming pool and sea views.Just a month later she jetted to the Maldives, enjoying a lavish £518-per-night getaway at the Velassaru Maldives. The dream location has a variety of fabulous facilities on offer, including a fitness centre, tennis court and an infinity pool.Guests can also enjoy water and adventure sports, as well as sunset cruises, yoga classes, private dining and spa treatments in over-water pavilions.£1m private island party & gold soap Kim Kardashian shared inside pictures from her extravagant 40th birthday party on InstagramCredit: InstagramThe Kardashian-Jenner clan certainly don’t do anything, holidays included, by halvesCredit: kimkardashian/InstagramWhen Kim Kardashian turned 40 she did what anyone would do to celebrate such a milestone – renting out an entire private island, of course.The star flew 30 guests out to Marlon Brando’s $20,000-a-night island – a trip rumoured to cost in the region of $1million.The extravagant vacation proved quite controversial, as the world was still in the midst of the pandemic at the time. It’s obviously not the first insanely luxurious trip the Kardashians have enjoyed. READ MORE SUN STORIESThey rented out a $23,000-a-night villa in Costa Rica in 2017, which came with private chefs, and in 2011 Kim famously lost her $75,000 earring during a trip to Bora Bora.The family have also stayed at The Palm hotel in Dubai – in a suite that costs around $30,000 a night and comes with a bar of soap made with real gold. More

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      Smashing up ex’s car, street brawls & lads mag fame that left her scared to leave home… Tina O’Brien’s tumultuous life

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      HELLISH stalkers, fighting in the street and attacking your ex’s car with a baseball bat all sound like typical occurrences on Coronation Street.But these are ordeals that actress Tina O’Brien has had to face in real life.Tina O’Brien is one of Coronation Street’s biggest starsCredit: GettyShe’s been seen fighting in the streets outside her homeCredit: The SunToday we revealed the star – who has played Sarah Platt on Corrie since she was 16 years old – was caught on camera brawling outside her home with three teenagers. The shocking footage shows the 5ft 1in 40-year-old trying to break up a fight before getting involved and throwing punches.Poor Tina hasn’t had an easy time of it over the years, from struggling to cope with her early fame to her very public break-up from former co-star Ryan Thomas.Here we take a look at her tumultuous life.READ MORE SHOWBIZ FEATURESCouldn’t leave the houseBaby-faced Tina joined the cast of Corrie in 2000, taking over the role of 13-year-old Sarah-Louise from actress Lynsay King.A groundbreaking teen pregnancy storyline helped her win over viewers and she was named Most Popular Newcomer at the National Television Awards.Tina also won Best Storyline at the British Soap Awards with her on-screen mum Gail, played by Helen Worth.She went on to play pivotal roles in some of the Street’s biggest plots, including her serial killer stepdad Richard Hillman’s reign of terror, her daughter’s internet grooming and covering up a murder. Most read in CelebrityTina was just 16 when she was given the massive story of teen pregnancyCredit: Granada TelevisionTina was suffering panic attacks while putting on a front for lads’ magsCredit: Camera PressOff-screen, as she got older, she became a lads’ mag regular, often posing in her underwear.FHM even voted her as one of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World twice.Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien relaxes at home by showing off her hand stand skills But behind the scenes Tina was suffering from panic attacks brought on by the pressure of her newfound fame, which got so bad she “couldn’t even go to the supermarket”.She told the Mirror: “It was horrific. It was to do with people staring at me and wanting to talk to me. And it was irrational. It was so scary.”My heart pounded, head spun, my breathing quickened, my palms got sweaty and I’d be red hot. If someone was talking to me, I’d feel really distant. It lasted anything between a minute and an hour.”It was all part of learning to deal with fame. I didn’t know what to do about it, and that stress led to more panic attacks.”I couldn’t sleep at night as I used to worry so much, listening to every creak, thinking someone was in the houseTina O’BrienTina’s panic attacks got worse after her house in Manchester was burgled while she was alone upstairs.Someone had come in through the back door and took her coat, keys and purse.She phoned her mum, who came round and took her back home.Tina said: “Whoever burgled me knew it was my home. I couldn’t feel happy or safe there afterwards so I moved out very quickly.”I couldn’t sleep at night as I used to worry so much, listening to every creak, thinking someone was in the house.”Stalker hellTina’s romance with Ryan Thomas caused crazed fans to start stalking themCredit: GettyTina’s early love life could have been lifted straight from the Corrie script, as she fell for two co-stars who happened to play brothers in the soap — Bruno Langley and Ryan Thomas.Tina’s short romance with Bruno started when her character Sarah was dating his character Todd Grimshaw in 2003. Later that year, having split from Bruno, Tina fell for Ryan — who played Jason Grimshaw — which required some diplomacy behind the scenes.Tina said: “It was five months later when I got together with Ryan and I was worried about it, as he’s a friend of Bruno. But we worked hard to make sure there wasn’t any tension between the three of us.”It was Tina who made the first move on Ryan after a night out. When he went to Spain with pals shortly after they got together, they were so besotted he spent more than £2,000 on his hotel phone bill.Sometimes she put things in place of my head and said, ‘I wish Sarah-Lou would die,’ or, ‘Why are you with that girl?’Tina O’BrienBut their romance brought unwanted attention; one female fan began stalking them, waiting outside the gates of the Corrie studios in Manchester and sending them photos with Tina’s head cut off.Tina said: “Sometimes she put things in place of my head and said, ‘I wish Sarah-Lou would die,’ or, ‘Why are you with that girl?’“I also had one who was a foot fetishist and sent pictures of feet. It was very weird.”In October 2008, Tina and Ryan welcomed daughter Scarlett, now 15,  but they split a year later.Tina claimed: “He didn’t love me any more. He said I didn’t do it for him any more. Those were his words.”She’d left Corrie to have Scarlett, and claimed Ryan – who was still on the soap – talked her out of returning.“Maybe he knew he was going to end it and didn’t want the hassle of us working together,” she said.Post-natal depressionTina revealed she suffered from post-natal depression after giving birth to ScarlettCredit: Instagram/Tina O’BrienTina has since confessed she suffered from crippling postnatal depression.In 2019 she took to Instagram, as part of the 10 Year Challenge, sharing a picture of herself in 2009 alongside a present-day one.She wrote: “I wouldn’t be complete without my incredible 10-year-old daughter. “I wish I could tell the scared and fragile Tina of 10 years ago, ‘It’s going to be ok, you will get through this.’ He didn’t love me any more. He said I didn’t do it for him any more. Those were his wordsTina O’Brien”I had very bad postnatal depression, even looking at the pic on the left reminds me how bad it was, and that makes me so sad.“I wish I’d had the confidence to ask for help. Life felt pretty dark for a little while. “Luckily the dark days eventually lifted. I was then a single mum, times when absolutely no income was coming in. I’d be lying if I said it was easy. “2009 was a tough year. But to get through things sure as hell makes you stronger.”Amicable co-parentingTina said her husband Adam Crofts was the reason she and Ryan were amicable at firstCredit: SplashTina eventually returned to Corrie in 2015, with Ryan leaving the following year for a stint in Neighbours. He later went on to win Celebrity Big Brother.The exes seemed to be getting back on track in 2018, when Tina married Adam Crofts and invited Ryan to their wedding.At the time Ryan said: “Adam is cool, he’s just a lovely guy. As a stepfather in Scarlett’s life, I’ve hit the jackpot. She adores him.”Tina and Adam, who share eight-year-old son Beau, even spent Christmas with Ryan and Scarlett, along with Ryan’s partner, former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh, who he’s been engaged to since June 2019.Tina confessed their ability to be amicable was all down to Adam and Ryan, adding: “It’s taken a lot of years and a lot of biting my tongue. “It helps that everyone has moved on and is in a happy place. Ryan is really happy and we are happy, so there aren’t any issues.”For the sake of Scarlett, it has been well worth preserving [our relationship] and choosing our battles.”Smashed up carRyan and Tina have feuded since he had children with Lucy MecklenburghCredit: InstagramBut in 2019, when Ryan and Lucy announced they were expecting their first child, Tina appeared to reignite their feud.She posted: “Don’t always trust what you see on social media. Even salt looks like sugar.” She later deleted the post, before writing: “Don’t waste your time with explanations. People will hear what they want to hear.”In 2022, Ryan accused Tina of smashing up his Range Rover with a baseball bat.A source told The Sun: “Ryan will be billing Tina for what she has done to his car. She caused around £1,000 worth of damage… The paintwork needs sorting out and the wing mirror is a write-off. “Ryan doesn’t want any more drama with Tina and was left really shaken up by her actions.“But he wants her to right the wrong when it comes to the cost he was saddled with. This incident has caused a huge amount of tension but Ryan wants to move on.”’Tyrannical narcissistic father’Tina posted a quote about knowing a “tyrannical narcissistic father”Credit: InstagramTina caused a stir in September last year when she shared a cryptic Instagram post about ‘tyrannical narcissistic fathers’.Fans questioned whether the scathing post, which she later deleted, was a swipe at her ex – who now has two children with Lucy – Roman, four, and Lilah, one.She confirmed she wasn’t talking about her own dad – and it’s thought she wasn’t referring to husband Adam either.Allegedly the cutting post came after a blistering row between the exes over the phone.READ MORE SUN STORIESA source told The Sun at the time: “Tina had a blazing row with Ryan over the phone about their daughter – which ended with her hanging up. “They rarely speak these days because they do tend to clash.” More

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      Inside James Martin’s romance with Bond boss Barbara Broccoli who showered him with gifts before split over £180k car

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      HE’S kept pretty quiet about his love life in recent years, but one past relationship left TV chef James Martin shaken and stirred.The ex-Saturday Kitchen host, 51, who has split from his girlfriend of 12 years Louise Davies, previously dated James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli for four-and-a-half years.James Martin and his girlfriend of 12 years Louise Davies have splitCredit: GettyJames dated Barbara Broccoli for four and a half yearsCredit: GettyDuring their romance, which ended in 2008, Barbara – who is 12 years James’ senior – showered him with gifts, including a Picasso painting for his birthday.She also introduced him to her Hollywood A-lister pals, including Daniel Craig, Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman.James has previously referred to her as the “love of his life” – but called time on their romance after Barbara tried to buy him a £180,000 Aston Martin.The unlikely pair met in 2001, when Barbara “won” him at a charity auction.READ MORE SHOWBIZ FEATURESShe paid an eye-watering £18,000 to have him come to her house in Chelsea to cook her and five friends a meal.The chef, then 29, turned up having no idea she was the daughter of the first Bond producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli – or that she was producing Bond with her half-brother.“The evening was hilarious – and we just clicked,” he previously told the Daily Mail. “I just thought she was an amazing woman.”He offered to cook for her again on her birthday, and afterwards they started dating.Most read in CelebrityJames described their relationship as “surreal, exciting and unforgettable”, adding Barbara was “incredibly easy to be around” and “generous to a fault”.“My phrase for her was, ‘Being with you is as easy as breathing,’ and it was true,” he said.Shocking moment James Martin launches into furious f-word rant at TV crew”She’d never ask for anything but would give everything to make you happy.“Unlike many in her business, Barbara is not pretentious or ostentatious – she drives a Volvo, for crying out loud.”Hollywood hangoutsJames hung out with Daniel Craig on numerous occasions thanks to BarbaraCredit: GettyThree months into their relationship, James visited Barbara’s mansion in Los Angeles.He told how it was massive, with a lounge twice the size of his entire home, and he struggled to fathom how he’d ended up there.While Barbara was out one day, James told how he was greeted by a man dressed in a black suit holding a silver plate with an envelope containing a set of car keys.There was a note from his girlfriend which read: “Enjoy Beverly Hills, I’ll see you later, love B.”The keys were for a silver Ferrari 360 Spyder, which she encouraged James to take for a spin as she’d put him on the insurance.”So what did I do? I headed for a KFC drive-thru and bought myself a Bargain Bucket,” James recalled.Inside James Martin’s relationshipsJAMES Martin has been very private about his love relationships, but he has recently confirmed his split from long-time girlfriend Louise Davies.
      Here is a look back over James’ dating history.

      Barbara Broccoli: James was in a four-and-a-half-year romance with James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. The couple met after she splashed a whopping £18,000 in a charity auction to have James cook a meal for her. They finally split after James, who is 12 years younger than her, admitted there was an “imbalance” in their relationship.
      Louise Davies: The lovebirds began dating in 2011 after meeting on the set of Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The TV producer and James lived together in a mansion in Hampshire during their time together. They called it quits after 12 years.
      Kim Johnson: The TV star was first spotted with Kim shopping in Mayfair. According to reports, she is a personal trainer who likes to post fitness content on social media. She is also the ex-wife of businessman Arun Nayar who tied the knot to actress Elizabeth Hurley in 2007.
      James is also known to have dated 2001 Miss England Sally Kettle, actress Claire Goose and interior designer Julia Dempster.

      Barbara bought James many luxurious giftsCredit: GettyIt was the start of a new Hollywood lifestyle which saw James accompany Barbara to star-studded events, including the Baftas, where he rubbed shoulders with Halle Berry and Nicole Kidman.Barbara’s generosity stretched to buying James lavish gifts, including a Picasso painting for his birthday, after he couldn’t stop looking at one of the artist’s drawings in a gallery on their first date.She bought him another two of his artworks over the next few years, but James had to tell her to stop because he couldn’t afford the insurance on them.James says he still has all three, along with a pencil drawing of Whitstable by L. S. Lowry, stored in a vault in London.Other presents Barbara bought James included a Paul Newman Daytona Rolex –  one of which sold for a record price of $17,752,500 (£14m) last month – and a Tiffany ring he once saw Ronan Keating wearing on Top of the Pops.He admitted he tried to match her by buying her a £17,000 ring she’d said she liked, but it “wiped him out”.’Regrets’ over splitDuring their relationship the chef bonded with James Bond actor Daniel Craig over their shared love of cars.James once accompanied the star on a visit to the Aston Martin headquarters in Warwickshire to view a mock-up model of the new Aston Martin DBS – the car Daniel would later drive in Casino Royale.While there the two men were offered the chance to test drive some of their existing models.James recalled: “Barbara was laughing. Daniel and I looked like a couple of eight-year-olds who had just been told they could have any toy in the shop.”But it was that visit to Aston Martin which hit home for James how “imbalanced” their relationship was.When James gushed about the new DBS, which had a £180,000 price tag, he said Barbara then insisted she buy him one, in whatever specification he desired.James told her she was being ridiculous, stressing a car is too much to give someone as a gift – especially given it wasn’t even a special occasion.“It was a defining moment in our relationship,” he said. “Deep down, I knew there was always going to be an imbalance.”James said when he told his mum he was planning to end it, she said he was “mad”.He admitted walking away from someone who you love, and who loves you that much, was hard, adding: “Maybe it was the daftest thing I have done.”James went on: “Barbara was the first real love of my life. I still think the world of her and always will… In the end I think it was for the best, not just for Barbara and me but also for her children.”Moving on with Miss EnglandJames went on to date Miss England Sally KettleCredit: AlamyJames went on to date Miss England 2001, Sally Kettle, later that year.He called her “special” and “the perfect woman” – insisting it had nothing to do with her Miss World title or her beauty.“The thing that makes her the perfect woman, is this: Sally likes cars. She really likes cars,” James said.“Beauty, brains, a good laugh and a love of driving fast in cool cars. A man cannot ask for more. Her cooking isn’t bad, either.”New flameJames with his ex, TV producer LouiseCredit: GettyJames is now rumoured to be dating Kim Johnson – who was previously married to Arun Nayer (pictured together)Credit: GettyJames began dating TV producer Louise in 2011, after meeting on the set of Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.They lived in Hampshire before relocating to a stunning rural home, and shared a dog.Yesterday a spokesperson for James confirmed they parted ways in December 2023, but remain friends. He is now rumoured to be dating personal trainer Kim Johnson.Kim was previously married to millionaire businessman Arun Nayar – the ex-husband of Liz Hurley – for a year between July 2016 and 2017.James and Kim were spotted browsing watches in London’s Mayfair.Prior to his split from Louise, James ruled out marriage and kids, claiming: “It doesn’t interest me in the slightest, mainly because I’ve catered for so many weddings, really.”I admire people who do it, that’s fine, but I’m quite happy. I don’t need to spend 60 grand on a day, no, I’m more than happy thanks.”READ MORE SUN STORIESHe added: “My mates come round to my house and they look into my garage and I go, ‘These are my babies, these are my things,’ but you know, it’s each to their own, isn’t it?”It’s a shame that collection doesn’t include a black Aston Martin DBS… More

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      Inside ‘Bond star’ Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s romance with wife Sam who he met aged 18 when she was 43 & ‘intensely’ pursued

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      HE’S the Hollywood hunk hotly tipped to take over from Daniel Craig as the next James Bond – but unlike 007, he only has eyes for one woman.Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 33, has been in a relationship with his director wife Sam, who is 24 years his senior, since 2008, when she cast him in the Beatles biopic Nowhere Boy.Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson is said to have been ‘formally offered’ the role of James BondCredit: GettyThe actor, 33, and wife Sam, 57, went public with their romance in 2009Credit: GettyTheir age gap romance has regularly hit the headlines over the years, with the Kick-Ass star dubbed Sam’s “red carpet toyboy” when they first went public. The couple, who married in 2012, remain madly in love and share two children – Romy, 11, and Wylda, 13 – as well as two kids from Sam’s previous marriage.With Aaron poised to sign on the dotted line to play MI6’s most famous spy and ladies man, we take a look inside their touching romance.Unconventional meetingThe couple have often described their romance as like a fairytale, and the way they met involved a helpful twist of fate.READ MORE ON SHOWBIZAaron was due to audition for Sam’s debut feature film, the Beatles biopic Nowhere Boy, in 2008 but the only day he was available was when she was busy. She had recently split from her art dealer husband of 11 years Jay Jopling, and was moving out of their marital home on the day Aaron requested to audition for the role of John Lennon. “It was so inconvenient,” Sam told The Times. “In the end I was like, ‘OK, he’ll have to come to my home.’ I opened my door to John Lennon. I instantly knew he was the guy.” Aaron impressed Sam with how much research he’d done for the part, including studying the late singer’s voice and mannerisms.Most read in CelebrityPrior to Nowhere Boy, Aaron had found success with the blockbuster Kick-AssCredit: AlamySam and her ex-husband Jay Jopling, who she was married to for 11 yearsCredit: GettyShe made an impression on the actor, too, who years later said he could still picture how she looked at that 2008 audition. “I remember it very, very clearly. I know exactly what she was wearing,” Aaron said. “This white shirt that she still has, that I love. It definitely changed my life, though not in the way I expected.”‘Intense’ pursuitOn set, Sam claimed there was an “intense connection” between them, but insisted there were no saucy antics, adding: “We were very professional through the entire film… No funny business at all.”She added to Harper’s Bazaar: “As soon as we finished, he told me he was going to marry me. We had never been on a date, or even kissed.”It was a bold move from Aaron, then 18, who according to Sam, then 42, was the one who pursued her and took the initiative.“He was very intense and absolutely mind made-up,” she said, adding that while the age gap made her initially hesitant, it “wasn’t [for] long. Aaron was, ‘Have no fear'”.Speaking about their connection, Aaron said: “When I met Sam I’d already lived a life far beyond that of most of my contemporaries. “I didn’t relate to anyone my age. I just feel that we’re on the same wavelength.”‘Red carpet toyboy’Aaron and Sam got engaged shortly after filming for Nowhere Boy wrappedCredit: Getty – ContributorWhen the couple went public they faced backlash from people sceptical about their 24-year age gap. Aaron spoke about there being “a lot of negativity from other people” but insisted: “That’s their problem and their issues and however they perceive life. “I live my life to its fullest and I operate from my instincts and from my heart, and I try to be as open as possible.”For him their connection was never in question, with the actor admitting: “I knew instantly with Sam that I’d found my soulmate”.I remember it very, very clearly. I know exactly what she was wearing. This white shirt that she still has, that I love. It definitely changed my life, though not in the way I expectedAaron Taylor Johnson By 2009 they were engaged, with Aaron proposing “a year to the minute” after they met.“I knew instantly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with this person,” he said. “I knew I wanted a family with her, I knew I wanted kids, and a month later she was pregnant with our first child.”Sam admitted she knew some of her friends wouldn’t approve – but it didn’t affect how she felt.“I could predict who was going to take a step back and who was going to say, ‘Are you happy? Great’,” she said.“I didn’t really care… People could have protested and I would have been, like, ‘Whatever’. I was in it so deep. “You may have noticed, I never care about anything that anyone says. I’ve always been fearless in my work and my relationships.”’Off the rails’Sam with Aaron and her children Angelica and Jessie Phoenix back in 2011Credit: Getty – PoolAaron playing identical twins in the 2002 film Tom and ThomasCredit: AlamyAaron, who was raised in “a nothingy sort of place” near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was relatively new to the spotlight when he met Sam.His first major breakout roles came in films Kick-Ass and Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging, but he’d been acting since age six.Aaron’s first part was in a Persil advert, then two years later he starred alongside Rufus Sewell in a West End production of Macbeth as Macduff’s son.After landing the role of identical twins in the 2002 film Tom & Thomas, starring Sean Bean, aged 10, he spent six months living in Amsterdam’s red-light district with his mum, who gave up her job to accompany him.In his teens Aaron had bit-parts in TV dramas The Bill and Casualty.Like many young actors, he admits he had a “self-destructive moment”.”Luckily, it all went under the radar. I started drinking really early,” he explained.I just went a bit f*****g mad. I blew a s***load of money, and had two years that I cannot even remember… I was f*****g up all my work and my lifeAaron Taylor-Johnson“I grew up in a remote little village, what else are you going to do? By the time I was 15, I was going to clubs in London. “Then I just went a bit f*****g mad. I blew a s***load of money, and had two years that I cannot even remember… I was f*****g up all my work and my life. “It was a s***ty, dark moment. I was having a bit of trouble, transitioning, understanding why I was so… the one that was so… successful maybe.”Thankfully this streak came to an end shortly before Nowhere Boy, which Aaron was grateful for because he got it out of his system and could move on. “If I didn’t do that then, I’d be breaking down now. I wouldn’t be able to raise a family, or be in control, or feel responsible enough to do what I do,” he admitted.Sweet nicknameThe couple renewed their vows in 2022 – with Aaron describing Sam as his ‘world’Credit: Instagram/@aarontaylorjohnsonSam and Aaron welcomed the first of their two daughters – Wylda Rae – in 2010, and Romy Hero in 2012. They tied the knot later that year.Aaron is a devoted stepfather to Angelica and Jessie Phoenix, from Sam’s first marriage.He previously revealed his priority has always been his family and he’s reluctant to film back-to-back projects to ensure he spends enough time with them. Though he’s still managed to bag a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for 2017 film Nocturnal Animals, and blockbuster roles in Marvel flick Kraven The Hunter and Bullet Train, alongside Brad Pitt.“My whole thing, my priority, is my family, my kids and my wife. That’s my future. I don’t really care about what role is next,” Aaron said.“I wanted, purely, to be with my babies… I didn’t want to be taken away from them.My friends call him Benjamin Button because he has — on the outside — such youth, and on the inside, he is so wise and settledSam Taylor-Johnson​​”I enjoy the normality of things, the everyday stuff. Getting my kids ready in the mornings, taking them to school and activities – that’s plenty. That feeds my soul.” Sam told The Guardian: “The great thing about Aaron is that he’s happy not working and being at home with the kids while I work.“He’s like, ‘No no, I like being an at-home dad, doing the cooking and the school runs.’ “What happens next depends on what comes up, on whether Aaron decides to do another blockbuster or an independent movie.”Sam said her friends call Aaron ‘Benjamin Button’ – the character played by Brad Pitt who ages in reverse – because “he has, on the outside, such youth, and on the inside, he is so wise and settled”. “He doesn’t like parties. He likes being at home and cooking for the family. He likes walking the dogs,” she said.”He loves his chickens – he collects the eggs and makes breakfast for everyone.”Aaron’s earned a new legion of fans since posing for Calvin Klein last yearCredit: MegaTimeline of James Bond actorsOver the years there have been seven actors who have played 007.

      The first ever James Bond film was in 1962, and this is who has played the lead role over the years:

      Sean Connery – The late star was the first ever actor to play Bond, and reprised the role for seven movies.
      George Lazenby – The star only played Bond once, but was the youngest actor to ever play the spy.
      Roger Moore – The late movie star spent 12 years making seven films in the famous franchise.
      Timothy Dalton – The smooth actor took over from Roger Moore and appeared in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill.
      Pierce Brosnan – The handsome star played Bond for four movies from 1995 to 2002.
      Daniel Craig – The British star was the first blonde James Bond and the sixth actor to win the role in 2005.

      Matching tattoosThe couple regularly profuse their love for one another online – including in a 2022 post where they renewed their wedding vows after 10 years, with Aaron calling Sam his “world” and “soulmate”.Other social media snaps show the couple’s fun side, including one with them both doing a handstand, captioned: “When you’re lucky enough to find someone as mad as you. I love you.”In 2021, the couple flaunted matching chest tattoos to commemorate their love – Aaron had her name inked just above his heart and Sam had his name etched on her collarbone. READ MORE SUN STORIESLast week, to mark Sam’s birthday, Aaron posted: “You’re an exceptional woman, there’s really no one quite like you. “I couldn’t be more proud and excited for this year ahead.”The couple have matching tattoosCredit: Instagram/@_dr_woo_Online Aaron wrote about feeling lucky to have ‘found someone as mad’ as himselfCredit: Instagram/@aarontaylorjohnson More

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      Soap stars with off-screen lives as dramatic as characters’… including EastEnders actress with double-murderer boyfriend

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      SOAP characters have some of the most rollercoaster lives on TV – but sometimes the actors who play them have dramatic off-screen dramas of their own.Coronation Street legend William Roache has just been given three months to settle an eye-watering six-figure tax debt, after investing in a £500million Cayman Islands tax avoidance scheme.Corrie legend William Roache has been given three months to settle his six-figure debtCredit: PAThe soap stalwart has had a difficult lifeCredit: RexBill – who has played Ken Barlow on the ITV soap since it began in 1960 – is waiting to sell his property to pay back an undisclosed amount that has been reduced from the original £546,348.53.But he could be declared bankrupt if the bill is not settled by June.The soap stalwart has been plagued by personal traumas over the years – including the tragic loss of two daughters. Edwina died of pneumonia aged just 18 months in 1984, and Vanya passed away from liver failure in 2018, aged 50.Here we look at the soap stars whose off-screen lives have seen as much drama as their character’s.READ MORE TV FEATURESSandy RatcliffSandy Ratcliff was embroiled in her ex’s murder trialSandy Ratcliff was one of the original cast members of EastEnders as Sue Osman – a character who endured a child’s cot death before being sectioned.She was written out of the show in 1989 due to a heroin addiction that ended her acting career.Then in 1991, she got caught up in a heinous double murder trial, when she claimed she and her ex Michael Shorey were having sex at the time he was accused of strangling two young women in the basement they shared in North London.EastEnders star Jessie Wallace filmed looking drunk on all fours in a street in SohoHer story was shot down and Shorey was jailed for life.Most read in CelebritySandy died of cancer in 2019 aged 70, having suffered three strokes since 2013.A pal said: “She was still smoking 20 a day and had only just replaced her whisky with tea.”Craig FitzpatrickWaterloo Road’s Craig Fitzpatrick was jailed for threatening a family with a macheteIn 2020, former Waterloo Road actor Craig Fitzpatrick was jailed for 18 months after threatening a family with an 18-inch machete.The Oldham actor, who starred as Lewis Seddon in the BBC drama, smashed windows at the victims’ property with the blade while high on drugs and drink after a “family dispute”.The female victim said the family feared for their lives after he warned they would be “dead” if he saw them.The court heard he was “highly intoxicated and under the influence of drugs” during the incident on August 27 that year.Mark JordonEmmerdale star Mark Jordon was found not guilty of biting a pensionerMark Jordon played Emmerdale’s Daz Spencer from 2014, but left in 2019 when he was arrested on suspicion of biting and threatening a pensioner at a pub garden. He was eventually found not guilty of affray, unlawful wounding and assault by beating.However, he revealed he was forced to spend his and his now-wife Laura Norton’s five-figure savings on lawyers to prove his innocence as he did not qualify for legal aid.Laura, who also stars in Emmerdale as Kerry Wyatt, and Mark recently revealed their two children have a rare genetic condition called Usher Syndrome, which affects hearing and sight.The couple are making a documentary about their children’s illness.Elaine LordanElaine Lordan has reportedly struggled with her drinking since EastEndersElaine Lordan joined EastEnders as Lynne Slater in 2000.However she was convicted of drink-driving and banned for a year after downing five vodkas in 2004, and subsequently axed from the soap.A source said at the time: “It was decided to make the changes after she had a few problems with drinking. It has been done to help her rather than to punish her.”Life got worse for Elaine after she left the show. In 2005 her mum took her own life, aged 62.Nine months later she tragically lost her one-year-old son James. He suffered from breathing difficulties caused by a condition calleddiaphragmatic hernia — and died three days after Elaine married his dad, ex-BBC technician Peter Manuel.She fell pregnant again in 2007, but sadly miscarried shortly after. A year later her dad passed away.Elaine went off the radar for a long time after, but in 2018 she was spotted appearing to be downing mini bottles of wine in the street before midday.She was last seen in 2020 looking much healthier as she went for a jog with her husband.Joseph Shade Joseph Shade was arrested for sexual assault on three minors in 2017One of the many actors to have played Ian Beale’s son Peter over the years, Joseph Shade starred in EastEnders from 1998 to 2004.In 2017 he was arrested for sexual assaults on three girls between the ages of 14 and 17.Shade admitted five counts of causing or inciting a child under 18 to engage in sexual activity while in a position of trust, and one count of sexual activity with a child.The remaining five counts were ordered to lie on file.The court heard that Shade had a troubled childhood and had committed the offences while working as a youth worker, between 2012 and 2015, which brought him into contact with vulnerable teenagers.Shade, then 24, was handed an 18-month sentence suspended for 24 months, a sexual harm prevention order for five years and 150 hours of unpaid work.He now lives with his girlfriend in Nottingham.Leanne LakeyLeanne Lakey was arrested at Gatwick Airport in 2017 but found not guiltyLeanne Lakey played one of the Slater sisters, Belinda, on EastEnders from 2001 to 2003.In 2017 she was arrested at Gatwick Airport when three kilos of cocaine – with a street value of around £150,000 – were found hidden in the bottom of a suitcase.After her co-accused Dean Shanahan pleaded guilty to one count of importing cocaine, no evidence was offered against her.Leanne eventually walked free, and was found not guilty.Jody LathamJody Latham was arrested for growing cannabisJody Latham played Whitney Dean’s pimp Rob Grayson on EastEnders in 2011.The same year he was arrested for growing cannabis at his girlfriend’s house in Stackstead, Lancashire.Police seized 24 plants with a possible street value of £9,000.The actor, 39, wept as the judge told him he would be spared jail, with a 12-month sentence suspended for two years.In 2016 he was also accused of harassing a contestant on The Apprentice, but was later cleared.He’s now a multi-millionaire with an £18m cosmetic empire, and recently showed off his £200,000 Lamborghini.Chris HargreavesLife imitated art for Coronation Street actor Chris HargreavesActor Chris Hargreaves played drug dealer and gangster Carl Foster in Coronation Street in the 1990s.In 1998, the character caused the death of popular street resident Des Barnes, played by Philip Middlemiss, who was attacked by a group of thugs after coming to the rescue of stepson Tony.After leaving the soap Hargreaves became a real life drug dealer; in 2012 he was arrested after police found 3kg of high-grade cannabis during a raid on his family home in Salford.They also found £38,000 of ‘dirty money’ stuffed into Tesco carrier bags, shoe boxes and drawers at the house, which Hargreaves, then 48, shared with ex-wife Samantha and their five children.He was jailed for four and a half years, and ordered to pay back £60,000.Jessie WallaceJessie Wallace has been suspended from EastEnders numerous times for drinkingEastEnders’ Kat Slater is one of the mouthiest characters in Soapland, and there have been times when art imitates life for actress Jessie Wallace.In 2022 the star was slapped with a “clear warning” from the BBC soap after she was arrested at a nightclub for telling a cop: “F*** off you fat c***”.5ft 1in Jessie also kneed the officer in the goolies during “five minutes of carnage,” leaving him doubled up in pain before she was bundled into a police van. She was later released without charge.In 2003 Jessie was suspended from EastEnders for two months due to excessive drinking and partying.Then in 2018, Jessie was reportedly forced to leave the British Soap Awards early after drinking too much beforehand.In 2020 she was once again handed a two-month suspension from EastEnders after reportedly turning up on set to film the show’s 35th anniversary special drunk.Stephanie DavisStephanie Davis has been through a hell of a lot since she was on HollyoaksIn 2015 Stephanie Davis was warned by Hollyoaks bosses to cut down on her drinking while playing Sinead O’Connor on the show.But after one particularly wild night which saw her turn up for work still drunk the next day, she was fired.Scriptwriters had to quickly amend her storyline so Sinead could be written out.Steph was invited back to Hollyoaks again in 2018 and she stayed for a year before quitting the show “to be happy”.She was also involved in a Celebrity Big Brother cheating scandal in 2016 where she openly did the dirty on boyfriend Sam Reece with Jeremy O’Connell – with whom she ended up having son Caben-Albi, now five.The pair later split, with Jeremy found guilty in August 2017 of battering Steph in a cocaine-fuelled row. Steph is now sober and living a more settled life with Caben and Joe McKalroy, who she’s rumoured to be engaged to.She was most recently seen in a new role on Coronation Street.Iain RobertsonIain Robertson has been suspended from River City over a domestic abuse arrestCredit: BBCAt the end of last year Iain Robertson – who plays troubled bad boy Stevie O’Hara in the Scottish soap River City – was pulled off screen and arrested for domestic abuse.Police sent a report to prosecutors who will decide whether the Glasgow-born actor will face the allegations in court, and his future on the soap is still uncertain.It’s understood Iain’s co-stars have been told by bosses he won’t be on the show until the matter is resolved.READ MORE SUN STORIESA source told The Scottish Sun: “It’s been a real shock for everyone. One minute Iain was on set as usual and the next he wasn’t.“Producers are trying to keep the show going as usual but it’s difficult when one of the biggest stars is pulled like this. It’s also given the scriptwriters a bit of a headache.” More