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Jennifer Aniston has endorsed Kamala Harris for president months after criticising Donald Trump’s vice-presidential candidate JD Vance.

The same day that Arnold Schwarzenegger shared his surprising pick for president, the Friends star selected her official pick on Wednesday (30 October), calling a vote for Harris in the forthcoming election a “vote for sanity and human decency”.

Aniston’s decision will come as no surprise considering she previously criticised Vance’s resurfaced comments calling Democrat women a “bunch of childless cat ladies with miserable lives” who are making “the country miserable too”.

She wrote to her 44.8 million followers on Instagram: “Hi friends. Today not only did I vote for access to health care, for reproductive freedom, for equal rights, for safe schools, and for a fair economy, but also for SANITY and HUMAN DECENCY.

“Please remember that whoever you are and wherever you live, your voice matters. Your VOTE matters.”

Aniston, who currently stars in Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, added: “I know we don’t agree on everything, and that is the beauty of this country, but GOOD LORD aren’t you tired of this negativity towards each other? The intimidation and constant threats to those who do not think the same as the other?

“Let’s please end this era of fear, chaos and the attacks on our democracy – and vote for someone who will unite us and not continue to threaten to divide us.

“We are so lucky we get to VOTE and this election is in our hands!” Aniston concluded her post. “We only have one week until Election Day so talk to your friends, your family, your neighbors and let’s find our way back to each other with respect, common cause, and LOVE.”

Back in July, Aniston said of Vance’s “childless cat lady” comments: “I truly can’t believe that this is coming from a potential VP of the United States.”

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Directly criticising his stance on IVF, the actor continued: “All I can say is… Mr Vance, I pray that your daughter is fortunate enough to bear children of her own one day. I hope she will not need to turn to IVF as a second option,” she wrote. “Because you are trying to take that away from her, too.”

Vance made the comments during a 2021 interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, when he questioned Harris’s leadership credentials because she does not have biological children.

He said in the clip that the country was run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable too”.

“Look at Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, AOC, the entire future of the Democrats is controlled by people without children,” Vance said. “How does it make any sense we’ve turned our country over to people who don’t really have a direct stake in it?”

WITH his Rumba fast approaching, Strictly’s Wynne Evans has opened up about his worries two days before this weekend’s live shows.

Wynne and his pro partner Katya Jones are set to deliver their dance to Dame Shirley Bassey’s ‘This is My Life’.

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Their Rumba, which is for the show’s special Icons week, has left Wynne worrying as he reveals one huge concern.

Talking to It Takes Two he said: “Rumba I’m enjoying but I don’t know if I’m doing it right. I’ve got concerns about the hips. The hips, the hips, the hips.”

Katya then showed her support, saying, “The hips are getting looser. Wynne’s got beautifully shaped long legs so if we can put the legs with the hips, it’ll be perfection.”

“Can we get there by Saturday, who knows?”

Wynne had already admitted to feeling anxious about his upcoming dance, telling fans during an Instagram Q&A: “I don’t know. I don’t look at what’s coming up. I just have to focus on getting through this week.”

“I’m now the oldest and the fattest, so the fact I’ve made it this far is incredible.”

“So just focus on this week and getting through this week and then we’ll see if I’m there next week.”

“There’s a lot of hips in the rumba, I may have actually discovered where my hips are.”

It’s been a rocky road to reach the Rumba.

The 52-year-old singer has faced a huge backlash following a ‘grope’ incident with Katya Jones, which left the couple having to publicly apologise for what they called an ‘inside joke.’

Wynne admitted to feeling ‘heartbroken’ after their joke was misconstrued.

The pair posted a video on Instagram assuring everyone they were just messing around and it had been taken out of context.

However he said: “I’m absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day.”

“It’s not nice to live in that time, but basically Katya and I are really, really close and we’re really good friends, and on Saturday night we made a stupid joke.”

He continued: “She wasn’t offended in the least. She doesn’t feel uncomfortable.”

“We’ve got a brilliant friendship, an absolutely tight friendship, and I’m sorry if anybody was offended by it, but it was a joke. And that’s all there is. There is no real story, really.”

“I feel weird apologising becaise I feel like I’ve not really done anything.”

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James Corden has teased a series of spoilers about the forthcoming Gavin and Stacey Christmas special finale.

The 46-year-old actor and his co-writer Ruth Jones finished filming the final episode of the BBC sitcom earlier this month. The episode will air on Christmas Day.

Speaking at the Global Gift Gala in London on Monday, Corden hinted that there would be two funerals in the forthcoming Christmas special.

While addressing the crowd, Corden said he had been editing the show that same day and that the funeral scenes were “hard to watch”, before he teased, “But was there a funeral? Maybe yes. Maybe no!”

Though there has been plenty of speculation about what will happen in the finale, Jones previously joked about potential outcomes, and told fans in Barry, “I go ‘There’s going to be a helicopter crash, most of the cast is going to get killed,’ and I just make stuff up!”

During filming, Corden shared a behind-the-scenes image on set, with a picture of Smithy’s car and advert for his  self-employed builder and decorator business, complete with the tagline: “If your husband won’t do it – I will…tilin [sic], roofin [sic], plasterin [sic], & feng shui.” The picture also includes a phone number to call Smithy on.

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Rob Brydon, who played Uncle Bryn in the series, has said he was “emotional” when reading the script, while Alison Steadman, who plays Gavin’s mum Pam, told The One Show’s Alex Jones that the cast were all in tears when they wrapped filming in early October.

“We’ve had a great five weeks, we only finished on Monday night. But we were all dreading that final scene. I think 90 per cent of us were in tears, some people braved it – it’s been so fantastic.”

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First aired between 2007 and 2010, the series stars Mathew Horne and Joanna Page as Gavin and Stacey, an Essex boy from Billericay and a Welsh girl from Barry Island, who fall in love from afar, and tracks how their families unite as their romance develops.

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The finale will pick up after the 2019 Christmas finale cliffhanger, which saw Nessa and Smithy’s long-running love-hate relationship hit its climax as Nessa declared her love for Smithy, and got down on one knee to propose.

Fans have been waiting nearly five years for Smithy’s response, since the episode cuts before he had the chance to reply.

EastEnders viewers will watch as a heartbroken Kat Slater is left shocked by her son Tommy Moon in the meeting with social services

As the parent and child abuse storyline continues in EastEnders, viewers are left feeling for Kat Slater as her son Tommy Moon appears distant to his mother.

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BBC viewers have watched as Kat is in pieces ahead of the social services meeting about Tommy and continued to blank Stacey and Jean, who she holds responsible after she reported the teenager’s beahviour.

Alfie has begged Stacey to call a truce and tells a fib to get Kat to meet the Slaters at The Vic.

Yet when she arrives, Kat is furious to have been hoodwinked, but Alfie gave an impassioned speech and they reconcile so it appears all is well.

After Kat told Alfie she’s grateful, Freddie picked up on how insane their chemistry is, and Alfie admitted he still has feelings for Kat.

Yet in the next episode, it’s time for the meeting with social services, which Kat has been dreading.

During the social services meeting, Kat is devastated by how cold Tommy is towards her and fears they’ll never get their boy back.

However, the social worker says they can begin to work towards Tommy returning home, and no longer needing to stay next door with James.

In the meeting Alfie tells the social worker that they desperately want Tommy back for Christmas and even manages to get through to their son a little, ending the session on a positive note.

Once back at the flat, a grateful Kat surprises Alfie with a kiss meaning he might not be the only one with old feelings still there.

Tommy’s violent actions have been a rocky time for both Alfie and Kat, with Kat bearing the brunt of the troubled teenager’s outbursts.

Shocked EastEnders viewers watched as Tommy punched his mother in the stomach back in July.

His behaviour has gotten worse in recent weeks, with lashing out at his siblings, leaving poor Kat terrified.

Kat Moon’s EastEnders Timeline

Kat Slater burst onto the Square in 2000 as feisty Kat Slater, played by Jessie Wallace. She is the eldest sister of the Slater family. She soon makes a big name for herself. She is a loud and brash character who is renowned for her leopard print skimpy outfits and loads of red lipstick. She has played the ‘tart with a heart’ character but has also had an epic love story with Alfie. Here is a rundown of her greatest soap storylines.

• Kat arrives in Walford as part of the Slater clan, She soon begins a fling with Steve Owen (Martin Kemp) behind the back of his girlfriend Mel Healey (Tamzin Outhwaite).
• Kat’s sister Zoe (played by Michelle Ryan) was revealed to be her sister after shocked viewers learned she was raped by her uncle Harry Slater as a child and Kat being only 13, was known as her sister.
• Kat and Zoe’s relationship was turbulent. They both vied for the attentions of Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey). Kat and Anthony were together but broke up and Zoe then seduced him. Kat later learns she was pregnant but then has to have an abortion. She is comforted by her boss Alfie Moon (Shane Ritchie) but then he realises he is in love with her.
• Kat, becomes briefly engaged to Andy Hunter a local crime boss (Michael Briggs) but she jilts him on her wedding day for the true love her life Alfie.
• Kat sparks a romance with Alfie Moon and it is the love story of the square. She finally marries Alfie on Christmas day in the Vic.
• Alfie takes a loan from Andy which he is unable to repay and then Andy threatens to kill Alfie unless Kat sleeps with him.
• One of Kat’s biggest storylines was helping her daughter cover up the murder of Dirty Den Watts. She left the soap in 2005 sailing into the sunset with Alfie for a new life in America.
• Kat returned to the soap in 2010 on the run from a man who she and Alfie conned for money. While Alfie was serving time, she had an affair with Michael Moon who happened to be Alfie’s cousin and she is now pregnant with his child.
• Another Kat storyline focused on the breakdown of her and Alfie’s marriage and her separation from Tommy and their twin sons Bert and Ernie.
• Kat’s union with Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) began after months of feuding. She then sleeps with him marries him beginning a war with his ex Sharon Mitchell (Letitia Dean) over the Mitchell empire.
• The latest storyline has focused on her son Tommy who idolised Phil and is trying to get back at Kat for breaking up the marriage. Kat meanwhile is back with the love of her life Alfie who is suffering from cancer.

AUDREY Landers was a pin-up star in the 80s and still looks sensational after her latest public appearance. 

Taking on the iconic roles of the troublesome and money-hungry Afton Cooper in Dallas, as well as starring turns in Dukes of Hazzard, Fantasy Island, Somerset and Highcliffe Manor, Audrey has cemented herself in soap history. 

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After quitting Dallas in 1989 after eight years on the soap, Audrey and her sister Judy even posed on the cover of Playboy together. 

Nearly 40 years on, Audrey is still a head-turner and drew a crowd last week at the Southfork Experience in Texas, looking incredible as she met with fans. 

With her blonde hair still in a classic bouffant style, Audrey, 68, was age defying as she donned a classic all black look with a pop of colour thanks to a black blazer. 

Signing photos for fans at the experience with her booth, Audrey welcomed fans and put her autograph to some of her most iconic snaps. 

Sharing a video of the booth on Instagram, fans were delighted and admitted they wished they were there. 

“Hopefully this happens again next year cause I’ll be there if it does. 😁 Hope you’re having a blast. ❤️” wrote one. 

Another wrote: “Thanks for sharing this. Fantastic woman, great actress, super business girl and big heart. Always supporting people.” 

A third added another pic from the event: “This was an amazing weekend! It was a pleasure meeting you. You were so kind and so gorgeous every day. I am most impressed by seeing what a beautiful and loving mom you are❤️ You make this a much better world to live in” 

Audrey was someone born to be in the spotlight, with her mother, Ruth Landers, a film producer for shows including Circus Island and Ghost Writer. 

She first fell in love with acting when her mum brought her onto sets when she was just a toddler, admitting being on commercials became something she strived for. 

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She landed her first role at the age of nine on A Secret Storm. 

Her sister, Judy, 66, was also an actress, and together the pair appeared on The Love Boat and The Hitchhiker together. 

For one saucy shoot in 1983, the pair posed in a non-nude shoot for Playboy, taking on the roles of sexy cocktail waitresses. 

Landing the role of Afton in 1981 on Dallas, she was only intended to appear in a two episode arc, but made such an impression that show bosses decided to keep her on. She ended up remaining on the series for eight years. 

In 1985, she joined the cast of A Chorus Line and worked with Sir David Attenborough. 

Audrey has been married to Donald Berkowitz, an esteemed businessman, since May 1988, and together they have two sons, twin boys Adam and Daniel (now 31). 

Speaking to Closer in 2022, Audrey said the key to her long marriage was having trust and long distances between each other. 

“We’ve had a long-distance relationship from the time we met in 1983,” she said. 

“It helps to have a relationship built on trust, humor and love. We try to spend as much time as we can together, but it’s not for everyone. 

“When I speak to my kids about relationships, I say, ‘Please don’t follow in your parents’ footsteps.’ It’s worked for us, but it’s not something I would recommend as a lifestyle.”

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Irish actor Saoirse Ronan has spoken about the reaction to a viral clip of her on The Graham Norton Show where she managed to silence the three male A-listers with a remark about gender-based violence.

The 30-year-old actor, who stars in the Steve McQueen wartime drama Blitz, appeared on 25 October edition of the BBC talk show alongside Gladiator II stars Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington and The Day of the Jackal actor Eddie Redmayne.

The moment occurred after, Redmayne, 42, revealed how he had been taught how to use a phone in an attack while he was training for his role as a lone assassin in the Sky Atlantic series.

In response, Mescal joked: “If someone attacks me I’m not going to go (reaches into pocket) phone.”

The Aftersun actor’s gag got a chuckle out of the audience before Ronan chimed in and said: “That’s what girls have to think about all the time. Am I right ladies?”

The response from the Brooklyn star earned an enthusiastic response from the female audience members.

Clips of the moment were soon shared on social media and at the time of writing, have been viewed more than 19 million times.

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Speaking on The Ryan Tubridy Show on Virgin Radio UK on Wednesday, Ronan said: “The reaction has been wild. It’s definitely not something that I had expected, and I didn’t necessarily set out to sort of make a splash.

“But I do think there’s something really telling about the society that we’re in right now and about how open women want to be with the men in their lives.

“So many men and women that I know from all over the world have gotten in touch with me about this one comment, which is, again, I would urge people, please, please, please to watch this in context.

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“Please watch the whole interview or watch at least that part of the conversation, because it really wasn’t about… the boys weren’t sort of like debunking anything that I was saying.

“But at the same time, it felt very similar to like when I am at dinner with a bunch of my friends and I will always make the point that, well, this is actually an experience that we go through every single day, 100 per cent.”

Ronan said Normal People star Mescal is one of her “very dear friends” and added that she has “had conversations like that with him before and he completely gets that.”

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She continued: “I think the fact that there was a moment like that that happened on a show like Graham Norton, which is something that the entire nation channels in to watch and even overseas, it’s something that people tune into, it seems to have had an accessibility which seems to have really gained traction, which I think is amazing.

“It’s opening a conversation and again, hopefully, it’s allowing more and more women to just be like, well, yeah, actually, let’s talk about our experience.

“I met a woman last night who’s working on Blitz, and she said ‘It’s really interesting, after we watched that interview, myself and a few of my female friends were with my husband and we said, you know, this really reminds me of the fake phone call.’

“And her husband went, ‘What, fake phone call? What do you mean?’.

“And of course, you wouldn’t understand if you’ve not had to go through anything like that. But she somehow, throughout her life as a female, has gained these tools without ever talking to other women about it and understanding that this is sort of a survival tactic.

“And we’ve all sort of subconsciously found the same tools and use them again and again and I find that really interesting.”

Additional reporting by PA.