How we all got Marianne Faithfull wrong

The new film ‘Broken English’, shot shortly before the singer’s death, shows how powerful she was from her teenage breakthrough to her last days

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Gorillaz’s album The Mountain is full of joyful wisdom - review

The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive and – by spinning outtake samples of vanished voices into new forms – even serve as a kind of reincarnation

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Andi Oliver: ‘My dad broke parts of me - it's taken a long time to fix them'

The Great British Menu presenter on weight-loss jabs, meeting Obama and why she's glad her dad walked out

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Madison Beer offers some real depth beneath the pop sheen of ‘Locket’ - review

The US pop singer navigates the trauma of early fame and the pain of a recent breakup on this sultry, bold third album

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The madness of Prince Rogers Nelson | The Spectator Australia

In June 1993, the Artist Who’d Just Decided He Didn’t Want to be Called Prince Any More handed his passport…

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The toe-curling shame of sending a message by mistake

From AutoCorrect cock-ups to wrongly directed gossip, modern communication can lead to some extremely awkward situations

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Twenty orgasms and banned by the BBC: The scandal of Donna Summer’s Love to Love You Baby

The song made an international star of the singer, but with fame came overheated audiences and intrusive interviews

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Jane Seymour interview: Being a Bond girl ruined my career in Britain

The one-time Bond girl on surviving the predatory climate of 1970s Hollywood, staying youthful and escaping the shadow of 007

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Lucy Worsley: 'I'm a cold robot - but I can pass for a normal person'

The author and historian talks about ignoring her online trolls, exploring the past through a feminist lens and why being scared of murder is a 'luxury fear'

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‘He’s not such a blatant toff’: Meet the new Inspector Lynley

As he takes on the role of an Oxford-educated sleuth, actor Leo Suter talks about why Britain’s obsession with class is outdated

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Martin Compston: 'Yes, I was working class, but I had anything I wanted growing up'

The actor on embracing being an action hero, the return of Line of Duty and why being set on fire was fun – until the flames wouldn't go out

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The five Joanna Trollope books you need to read

The late author’s novels are often billed as ‘Aga sagas’. But her moving portrayal of life’s agonies and absurdities shouldn’t be snubbed

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Lesley Sharp: 'My generation still have an issue with their children being gay'

As she stars in a new film about a gay BDSM relationship, the actor talks growing up in a homophobic generation, finding her 'happy place' in theatre - and her difficult dog

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‘Nobody stepped in to help me’: Penny Lancaster on being bullied by Gregg Wallace

The TV personality on her MasterChef experience, working as a special constable and life with her husband Rod Stewart

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Martin Kemp: ‘Everybody dies. I accepted that more quickly than I thought I would’

The 64-year-old Spandau Ballet star on his near-death experience, I’m a Celebrity capers and the secrets behind his four-decade marriage

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Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar: 'I pay random families' medical bills on GoFundMe'

The actor on the how the long-running comedy role made his fortune, and starring as a South Asian Scrooge in a new Christmas film

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The true story of Sydney Sweeney's 'Christy': 'My husband nearly beat me to death'

The most successful female boxer in history was trapped in a violent, abusive marriage with her trainer and manager for 20 years

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Russell Howard: 'My son gives me a cosmic feeling of otherworldly happiness'

Ahead of his UK tour, the comedian talks about parenthood, getting through to teenagers, and addressing traumatic topics from sexual abuse to self-harm

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Wicked is teaching my teenage daughter about friendship

The pink-and-green Hollywood extravaganza is more than fantasy - it helps young girls navigate vicious playground dynamics and overcome their differences

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Celeste offers raw, full-bodied declarations of selfhood on ‘Woman of Faces’

There’s a collected confidence to these nine tracks that allows Celeste’s voice to step out the shadow of those early Billie Holiday comparisons, and speak distinctly to the listener’s heart

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Matthew Rhys on playing Richard Burton: ‘Buying your wife a Cartier diamond isn’t very Welsh’

The actor discusses portraying his fellow countryman, the pressure of celebrity and finding his profession ridiculous

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Bonnie Langford: ‘Paddington will teach children how to behave properly’

The actress on her role in the new stage musical, why screaming and shouting ‘doesn’t work’ and the tragedy of Lena Zavaroni

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Five on why they broke up: ‘Ending the band was a humanitarian act’

The Nineties boy band on breakdowns, run-ins with Simon Cowell and why sex in pop music has gone too far

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Demi Lovato plugs into an ecstatic-chaotic mood on It’s Not That Deep –review

If the hooks and vocal commitment feel so steel-cored, it’s perhaps because the pop star is hanging onto them for dear life

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Lily Allen’s compelling new album is like eavesdropping on a gory divorce story

West End Girl – Allen’s first album in seven years – offers the star’s take on the jaw-dropping breakdown of her marriage

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