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Tom Daley no longer a Harry Potter fan following JK Rowling’s trans comments

Tom Daley no longer a Harry Potter fan following JK Rowling’s trans comments

‘She has never lived that experience’ Tom Daley is no longer a Harry Potter fan after the Olympic diver admitted he struggles to reconcile his love of the children’s books with the author’s comments regarding the transgender community. Daley said he used to “love JK Rowling’s books” – even naming the Philosopher’s Stone as his […]

4 years ago

Mark Gatiss wants to ‘reimagine’ James Bond

Mark Gatiss wants to ‘reimagine’ James Bond

We’re game Sherlock and Dracula writer Mark Gatiss says he wants to reimagine the James Bond films. Speaking on an episode of Scroobius Pip’s Distraction Pieces Podcast, the 55-year-old screenwriter, director, actor and novelist was asked which iconic character he’d like to be involved with next. Having made no secret of his affection for the […]

4 years ago

Great British Menu star Andi Oliver ‘scarred’ by Enid Blyton books amid racism row

Great British Menu star Andi Oliver ‘scarred’ by Enid Blyton books amid racism row

Blyton’s books were not so fun for everyone. English Heritage decided to amend Enid Blyton’s plaque to account for her problematic rhetoric. Andi Oliver, star of the Great British Menu, has now come forward to divulge that Blyton’s books caused a great deal of harm to her as a child. The content in Blyton’s works […]

5 years ago