Not only did the British-Australian actor earn a Bafta for her role in Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film The Age Of Innocence, but she’s appeared in everything from critically-acclaimed dramas to family comedies and more.
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Now aged 82, Miriam is as popular and in-demand as ever. We’ve taken a look back through her career to bring you the facts you never knew about the true showbiz icon…
Her on-screen credits go back to 1965
Miriam pictured in the early years of her acting career
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After starting out in theatre, Miriam’s first TV role credit was the 1965 British anthology series Theatre 625, in which she appeared as Rita in the episode Enter Solly Gold.
Her first ever big screen role came a few years later, when she played a minor role in the 1969 British comedy A Nice Girl Like Me.
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She competed on University Challenge long before she was famous
Miriam Margolyes on University Challenge in the early 1960s
In typical Miriam fashion, the future Bafta winner dropped an F-bomb in frustration when she botched an answer, which she has long claimed to be the first case of anyone doing so on the BBC.
Then, of course, she dropped another f-bomb on the BBC almost 60 years later
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Miriam has earned herself a reputation of being a delightfully unpredictable interviewee over the years.
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On BBC Radio 4’s Today programme last year, she bluntly said that she wanted to say “fuck you, bastard” to the newly-appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who appeared in the hotseat just before her, not realising she was broadcasting to the nation.
Miriam appeared in the original London production of Wicked opposite Idina Menzel, Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia and The Young Ones actor Nigel Planer.
The iconic retelling of The Wizard Of Oz opened at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in September 2006, with Miriam appearing as headmistress Madame Morrible. On opening night Miriam praised the “wonderful” talent in the cast that she was “lucky enough to share the stage with”.
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She’s made more than one audio sex tape (well, sort of)
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While making another eventful appearance on This Morning back in 2021 – during which she said she really was trying to be on her best behaviour – it didn’t take long before Miriam brought out one of her trademark saucy anecdotes.
Discussing her various voice acting roles with presenters Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, she recalled being asked to make the original Cadbury Caramel bunny “sexier”.
Phillip then quipped: “Didn’t you possibly get that job out of a couple of other tapes that you might have done before that were slightly less family orientated?”
After scolding the presenter for his mischievous prompt, Miriam confessed: “I did a couple of sex tapes. Sexy Sonia: Leaves From My Schoolgirl Diary, that was one of them.
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“But I have to stress, they were audio tapes. They were not visual. And they were very exhausting, because when you’re simulating orgasm, as all of you out there know, it’s tiring, and you get a headache. It’s not a question of having a headache at the beginning, you get a headache at the end.”
There was also one other particularly interesting voice acting gig…
She’s not just a thespian of the stage and screen – Miriam once voiced an advert for pile ointment Anusol.
The striking ad used the knotted top of a pink balloon and a doughnut to represent the anus, making for a memorable commercial gig for the actor. Give it a listen for yourself here.
She once did some creative thinking to cheer up an exhausted Martin Scorsese on the set of Age Of Innocence
Miriam with Daniel Day-Lewis and Winona Ryder in The Age Of Innocence
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It seems that truly nothing could phase Miriam. When she was starring in her Bafta-winning role as Mrs Mingott in The Age Of Innocence, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder, she decided to make light of a particularly long morning on set.
Miriam said that she “felt it was my duty to raise their spirits” in her memoir Oh Miriam (per The Independent).
“And without further ado, I pulled up my maroon ‘Dickens’ Universe’ T-shirt and my proud and thrusting breasts, released from any confining brassiere (I have always hated confinement) cascaded out of my clothes, in a snowy Victoria Falls of mammarial magnificence.”
She said the crew were “stunned” before bursting into laughter, insisting that Marty has never forgotten her display.
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“Many years later, he said to me, ‘I remember that hair and make-up parade most particularly.’”
She’s not shy about speaking out when it comes to her political views
Miriam has spoken out against the Conservative government on numerous occasions
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When she’s not turning the air blue during her numerous media appearances, Miriam can be found launching scathing attacks on the government.
She called Boris Johnson a clown back in 2021, and also had strong words for former president Donald Trump, stating: “He is dangerous, I think he’s a fascist, and I think it was obvious from the beginning that he was going to be like that… I just long to see the back of him.”
Her outspoken opinions haven’t always been without controversy, though. In 2020 she sparked 494 complaints to the TV watchdog Ofcom when she admitted on the Channel 4 show that she’d initially wanted then-prime minister Johnson to die when he was hospitalised with coronavirus.
“When you get old, your skin will wrinkle, your body will droop and your cunt will get dry. You’ve got to have other things on the menu, so to speak,” she told HuffPost UK.
While she’s not always had the most positive things to say about her own weight throughout her life, she described her post-70 renaissance as “absolutely gorgeous”.
She’s not exactly a big fan of Harry Potter, despite starring in the series
Speaking to a fan in a Cameo video message, she said: “I understand you and Chris are huge Harry Potter fans,” before adding, “Here’s the thing, I’m not.”
She continued: “I’m not against it, I’m just not interested. I’ve never seen a film. I’ve never seen the books, I’ve never read them. I just pocket the money when it comes and I’m very grateful for it.”
She’s voiced many animated TV shows
Miriam’s acting CV is full of roles in various animated shows and films, including Family Guy (voicing Maggie Smith’s eye), Flushed Away and American Dad.
Plus, remember the matchmaker in the 1998 animated Mulan? That was also Miriam.
Her favourite snacks will surprise you
Miriam has shared on numerous occasions that she loves to snack on raw onions. Not only that, but she’ll eat them like an apple – as demonstrated in a video for Vogue, where she revealed that she always carries one in her bag.
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She’s also a fan of a crunchy radish, as revealed in a viral video in which she was asked whether she’d prefer one to having sex.
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“If it was good sex, then I’d rather have sex, but if it was bad sex, I’d rather have a radish,” she explained matter-of-factly.
Her holds nothing back on her Cameo account
Cameo has gained popularity in recent years, which lets fans purchase messages from their favourite celebs. While many actors will share a brief ‘happy birthday’ or ‘congratulations’ with viewers, Miriam’s has gone wildly off script in the past.
After previous comments and speculation, the actress has confirmed via her new book “Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life” that she is the voice of “Beep The Meep” in Doctor Who’s 60th Specials! pic.twitter.com/0Jjvv4bLuw
In a statement to the BBC, she said: “I’m relieved I got to work on Doctor Who before I died. With sci-fi you never know. Thank you for making an old woman very happy.”
Munya Chawawa is famed for his satirical hot takes on the latest news, pop culture and politics, and this week’s instalment pokes fun at one hilarious element of Drake’s new song.
In his single, First Person Shooter, Drake lists a host of women’s names, which of course, is a common theme across smash-hits in all genres from Mambo Number 5 to Shania Twain’s Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?.
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Yet, Munya was quick to point out that in Britain the names that Drake lists of women who are “packed in this phone like some sardines / and they send me naked pictures” are more likely to belong to your Nan.
In a reel on Instagram on Wednesday, Munya said: “As a British person the funniest part of Drake’s album is hearing him list these names as Big Bad B’s. Nadine, Justine, Pauline, Claudine, Kathleen.”
Before he asked: “How has everyone nan been mentioned in a Drake song?”
Munya went on to joke that “as a rule, in Britain, Pauline doesn’t shake nyash” and “Nadine, Christine, Justine” sound more like he “listed GP receptionists.”
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“There was a dinner lady at my school called Kathleen and now I’ve got to imagine her throwing it back while shovelling turkey dinosaurs,” he added in a hilarious anecdote.
The comic video’s comments were flooded with laughter emojis, as Munya suggested that Drake accidentally gave a “shout out the panel of Loose Women” by mistake.
He closed the hysterical reel by sending a message to the global superstar: “Drake I’d just say for your British listeners, most of the time we hear those names it’s because one of them’s about to have a double hip replacement.”
Take a listen to Drake’s First Person Shooter below…
And rather than opt for the obvious by dressing up as Ryan Gosling’s Ken, Alan transformed into his Barbie namesake, Allan.
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The pair, who earlier this year teamed up to front BBC renovation series The Italian Job, even performed an opening skit as the characters as they got proceedings underway at the Camden’s Roundhouse venue in London.
Amanda and Alan have recently finished filming a second series of their travel show, as they transform another dilapidated historic home that had been purchased for one Euro, which will then be sold off to raise money for Children in Need and Comic Relief.
She recently said of the season two: “I’m obviously absolutely delighted that Alan and I have been given a second series of a show that we created together.
“This time I’m considering ditching my nail extensions but I’ll certainly be keeping the lashes! I’ve got the Aperol Spritz on ice and I’m being fitted for a new boiler suit as we speak!”
She added: “I adore Alan and this job suits us both perfectly. The sweetest thing about it all is that we can continue to raise more money for charities that make a huge difference to the lives of so many.”
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Alan agreed: “So excited to be returning to Italy with my good friend Amanda for more blood sweat and tiles. Can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and transform another Euro house. What could possible go wrong?!!”
The first series of Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job is available on BBC iPlayer now.
The former Baywatch star shone in a stripped-back version of her signature look while attending the Isabel Marant show at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday.
In photos from the event, Pamela wore a sleeveless yellow dress and a colour-coordinated bag from the brand, with neutral heels.
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She paired the look with simple studs and a necklace, and wore her wavy, iconic blonde hair down.
Anderson attends the Isabel Marant Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 28.
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Anderson pictured during a fashion week appearance in Paris, France.
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Pamela has rocked similarly fresh-faced looks at other fashion shows recently, including The Row’s runway show at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday and at the Proenza Schouler show earlier this month during New York Fashion Week.
Anderson attends The Row runway show during Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 27.
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Sofia Richie and Pamela Anderson at the Proenza Schouler Spring 2024 Ready To Wear show on Sep. 9 in New York.
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The actor regularly went makeup-free in her documentary, Pamela, A Love Story, and has spoken about why she’s scaled back her signature look.
“She was the best,” she told the outlet of her close friend. “And since then, I just felt, without Alexis, it’s just better for me not to wear makeup.”
Pamela described the experience of being makeup-free as “freeing, and fun, and a little rebellious too.”
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“Because I did notice that there were all these people doing big makeup looks, and it’s just like me to go against the grain and do the opposite [of] what everyone’s doing,” she added.
Visual artist Alexandra Grant is offering a rare glimpse into her years-long romance with Keanu Reeves.
At the Los Angeles Beverly Arts Icon Awards last week, Alexandra told People magazine that her partnership with the actor is “interdependent and independent in the best ways”.
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“The good news about falling in love as an adult is that I had built my own career by the time that my relationship had begun,” she said when asked about her solo appearance at the event.
“I feel very confident in the relationship on the red carpet. I feel confident on it alone.”
She went on to praise the John Wick star, and noted their ability to bring out the best in each other.
“What I love about Keanu and our exchange is that we’re pushing each other to build new roads,” she said, calling him “such an inspiration”.
“He’s so creative, he’s so kind. He works so hard,” Alexandra added.
Alexandra Grant and actor Keanu Reeves pictured in April 2023
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Alexandra also told People that the relationship has had a marked impact on her art.
“I had a studio visit a few years ago, and this very kind, very high-level person said, ‘I can see that your work has gotten happier,’” she said.
“That’s real. We’re all human beings. We’re animals. We’re expressing from where we are and certainly feeling happier. I think the work is happier.”
Alexandra and Keanu first became friends over a decade ago, having collaborated on the book Ode To Happiness in 2011.
The artist remembered their appearance getting lots of attention during a 2020 interview with British Vogue, saying: “I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November, and that’s fascinating.”
It’s now been announced that Rhod will be hitting the road in January, for a tour that is due to span until November 2025, with more than 100 shows planned across the UK and Ireland.
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“After the year I’ve had, it’s wonderful to be alive and going back on the road,” he enthused. “I can’t wait to get back on stage and I’m ready to get way too personal about life’s recent ups and downs.
“When life gives you lemons, you have to squeeze them ’til the comedy juice flows, so prepare for some dark but funny s***.”
Rhod’s new show will be titled Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit, with a post on his website explaining: “In his last show, The Book of John, Rhod was dealing with some pretty pungent life citrus, and an idiot called John. Little did he know that things were about to turn even more sour…
“But Rhod’s not bitter; he’s bouncing back and feeling remarkably zesty. Hilariously dark, passionate and way too personal, this is classic Gilbert, squeezing every last drop out of life’s latest curveballs… with a little help from an old adversary.
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“This new live show sees Rhod back on stage doing what he does best. Candid, hilarious and uplifting; it’s a show about navigating the dark bits and turning life’s giant grapefruits into something approaching lemonade.”
The stand-up told The Guardian in January of this year: “When I get through this, the next show will be in a similar vein. The cancer is on my mind 24/7, but, when I’m well enough to write, I’m jotting down a few things. And there is humour in there, definitely.”
Revealing he’s “mad keen” to create his next stand-up show, Rhod added: “I’ve got a 250-page document of stuff that’s on the go.
“All my work has gone. My social life has gone. Everything has gone. Everything. It’s just me and this bloody cancer, really.”
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Rhod is known for his appearances on shows like Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow.
After impressing during a guest spot on the panel show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, he took over as permanent host for its final series on the BBC in 2014, and later fronted Rhod Gilbert’s Growing Pains on Comedy Central.
For more information about Rhod’s upcoming tour, visit his website here.
The Stranger Things star announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi, who is the son of Jon Bon Jovi, in April. Following this, many people put two and two together and assumed the rock singer would perform some of his hits at the couple’s reception.
However, during an interview on the morning show Today With Hoda & Jenna, Millie explained why this would not be the case.
TV host Hoda Kotb asked: “Jon Bon Jovi, his son, won’t be singing, will he?”. In response, the two-time Emmy nominee jokingly said that it would be like asking her to “do full-on play for everyone.”
Speaking of her soon-to-be father-in-law, she said: “I think the man needs a break. He doesn’t stop.” Jon Bon Jovi has been the frontman for Bon Jovi since 1983.
Millie isn’t short of musical friends. When she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she revealed that she is pals with singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. In addition, the Netflix star and rapper Megan Thee Stallion have spoken of their admiration for one another.
On April 11, Millie announced her engagement to Jake on Instagram. Referencing the Taylor Swift song Lover, she captioned the post: “I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, I want ’em all.”
Commenting on the upcoming wedding, Millie told Today that she and Jake are both “very excited” and it will be a “very intimate day for the both of us”.
Sean Penn slammed Will Smith and wondered why the King Richard star still received applause at the 2022 Oscars after his violent outburst.
The Milk actor got “fucking furious,” according to Variety, during an interview with the outlet in which he discussed the Oscars’ refusal to allow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak at the awards show that year.
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“The Oscars producer thought, ‘Oh, he’s not light-hearted enough.’ Well, guess what you got instead? Will Smith!” said Penn, who shot a documentary about the war in Ukraine.
“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once,” Penn said, adding that he “seemed very nice” and was excellent in King Richard, the biopic that landed Smith an Oscar for Best Actor.
“So why the fuck did you just spit on yourself and everybody else with this stupid fucking thing? Why did I go to fucking jail for what you just did? And you’re still sitting there? Why are you guys standing and applauding his worst moment as a person?” he said.
Penn was convicted in 1987 for assaulting an extra on the set of the movie Colors. He spent 33 days in jail.
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Smith won an Oscar in 2022 after he slapped comedian Chris Rock onstage for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
He has since apologised and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which banned him from attending the Oscars for 10 years. Rock did not press charges.
Penn, who has two Oscars of his own, told Variety he believed the incident would not have taken place if Zelenskyy had spoken at the event.
“Will Smith would never have left that chair to be part of stupid violence. It never would have happened,” he said.
Penn has a long history of violence himself. He was ordered to undergo anger management counselling in 2010 after he was accused of kicking a photographer and breaking his camera, in one of several altercations with paparazzi over the years.
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He also faced a domestic assault charge during his marriage to pop legend Madonna, which ended in divorce in 1989. Both Madonna and Penn have since denied that Penn attacked her.
With David and Victoria Beckham’s eldest sons Brooklyn and Romeo already boasting their own elaborate collection of body art, it’s been revealed that Cruz is the latest member of the family to get inked.
The 18-year-old has already got a small number of tattoos, including a robot design and a record player, having started going under the needle on his 16th birthday.
He’s now unveiled his latest addition – and it’s a tribute to his mum’s days as part of the most iconic girl groups in history.
London-based tattoo artist Certified Letter Boy unveiled the results of Cruz’s latest tat earlier this week, with his new tattoo serving as a nod to Victoria’s time in the Spice Girls.
“I think we all get the vibe here don’t we?” the artist joked of the “Posh” design, adding: “Thank you for the trust my G.”
However, Cruz isn’t the only Beckham boy to keep it in the family when it comes to his tattoos.
David and Victoria are parents to four children; 24-year-old Brooklyn, 21-year-old Romeo, 18-year-old Cruz and 12-year-old Harper.
Last year, the family got even bigger when Brooklyn tied the knot with his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham.
The group previously toured stadiums around the UK in 2019 as a four-piece, without Victoria’s involvement.
It looks like even other Kens aren’t immune to Ryan Gosling’s charm.
Actor Ncuti Gatwa talked about his swoon-worthy Barbie co-star while praising his on-set experience in an interview with Elle magazine out last week.
Gatwa, who played one of the many Kens in Barbie, said when he first arrived to shoot the future blockbuster, he “was so nervous I hardly spoke for the first month.”
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His nerves certainly didn’t die down after he exchanged looks with Gosling, who played the movie’s main Ken opposite leading Barbie, Margot Robbie.
“There was a time when I was talking to [director Greta Gerwig], and I turned around and Ryan Gosling was looking at me, and his eyes were so blue that I just… fell over,” the Sex Education star told Elle. “I just drowned in his eyes.”
Hey, Ken. Ryan Gosling attends the London premiere of Barbie on July 12, 2023.
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Gatwa said gazing into Gosling’s baby blues was just one of many special moments while making “Barbie,” which he said had “the most kind, empathetic set I’ve ever been on.”
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He also did some serious bonding with star Barbie Robbie, who got the cast to attend a Magic Mike show together.
“We played So Solid Crew and all these old-school garage tunes, then we got to Magic Mike and all screamed our faces off at the incredible dancers,” said Gatwa. “Then we all went to [London nightclub] The Box… The group chat the next day was lit.”
Ncuti Gatwa attends the London premiere of Barbie on July 12, 2023.
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In his interview, the new face of Doctor Who also talked about refusing to accept any labels, whether it comes to his sexuality or his fashion choices.
“There doesn’t need to be a label,” Gatwa said. “I believe that fully: that’s why I don’t like to label myself – and I don’t owe it to anyone.”
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Gatwa, born in Rwanda and immigrated to Scotland as a child, told Elle about a pivotal moment in his journey, remembering a chance encounter with a Rwandan woman at Manchester Pride several years ago.
“I had never met another queer Rwandan person before,” he said. “I thought I was the only one in the world.”
