You’d think that Hugh Laurie‘s three-time Emmy-nominated role as a physically disabled, a**hole doctor on House would be a dream gig for the actor. But think again: the British actor’s fake limp on the Fox drama has taken a real toll on his body. “The show might last to Series Seven, Eight, or Nine but I don’t know if I will because I’m starting to lose my knees a little bit. It’s a lot of hip work. There’s things going badly wrong. I need to do yoga.” You’d have thought Mr. Laurie would have come to that conclusion earlier than Series Six.(Mirror)
The BBC’s adaptation of Charles Dickens‘ Little Dorrit was a big winner at the Primetime Emmys last night, winning seven statuettes including Best Miniseries and Best Writing (Andrew Davies, winning Emmy No. 2).(The Stage)
What Not To Ingest: Trinny Woodall details the extent of her battle against drug addiction as a young adult: “I drove down to the rehab center in my hire car, shoving all these pills in my mouth, these tranquilizers, and I crashed the car on the way. But when I finally got there I walked in and felt such a sense of relief.” (Daily Mail)
The Bee Gees, Associates lead singer Billy Mackenzie (yes!), Thom Yorke, and Jimmy Somerville made The Times‘ list of pop’s top falsetto singers of all-time. Where the HELL is Al Green?
The UK version of Dancing with the Stars, Strictly Come Dancing, premiered its latest season over the weekend with some poppin’ new opening titles. There’s almost a Bollywood feel to some of the animation seen here. Hopefully, Dancing with the Stars‘s graphics will get a similar upgrade:
Also, do check out the trailer for the upcoming BBC AMERICA two-part drama, Occupation, which stars James Nesbitt. It’s an epic drama that tells the stories of three military friends who have had their lives torn apart by the Iraq war – and yet, ironically, they’re all willingly return to the war-torn country for different reasons. Major kudos to the BBC AMERICA editors, who deftly packaged this critically-acclaimed piece into a four-minute emotional wallop.
Occupation premieres Sunday, October 18th at 8 pm et/pt.
Has Hugh Laurie’s House “Limp” Damaged His Body?
By the way, our Footballers Wive$ ladies Laila Rouass and Zoë Lucker survived to foxtrot another day this weekend, and disgraced tennis star Martina Hingis got booted first. Apparently, British TV audiences don’t like their b***hes to be real ones.
Also, do check out the trailer for the upcoming BBC AMERICA two-part drama, Occupation, which stars James Nesbitt. It’s an epic drama that tells the stories of three military friends who have had their lives torn apart by the Iraq war – and yet, ironically, they’re all willingly return to the war-torn country for different reasons. Major kudos to the BBC AMERICA editors, who deftly packaged this critically-acclaimed piece into a four-minute emotional wallop.
Occupation premieres Sunday, October 18th at 8 pm et/pt.