Mark O’Donovan

WATCH: Rita Childers recalls life in Áras an Uachtaráin when her husband Erskine was President of Ireland 'Going Strong' broadcast #OnThisDay in 1981 rte.ie/archives/2026/…

This “White Lotus” hoo-ha with Helena Bonham Carter reminds me of Vivien Leigh. When asked to swoop in and save the day on “Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte”, Viv quipped: “I can just about stand looking at Joan Crawford’s face at six o’clock in the morning, but NOT Bette Davis’s!”.

No one: Helena Bonham Carter on the set of “The White Lotus”:

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If poor Liza actually “wrote” this, then I’m Cleopatra... #LizaWithAnA #LizaWithAnI #FeinsteinGPT

And that’s the #Oscars. Reset the Diane Warren timer for next year.

Bravo, Amy Madigan! 🏆

Timothée Chalamet... Not since the days of Wilde and Bosie Douglas has an Oscar been blown this badly!

Sad!

I’m not in the habit of giving compliments (though God knows I can fish for them), but this moment made me weep. Don’t we all yearn for it? Validation from the Miriams of the world -- rare souls who refuse to suffer fools. A real brick! #GlennClass

Three years after Dame Angela Lansbury turned the bedknob one last time and sailed heavenward on National Coming Out Day, the luminous DIANE KEATON joins her in that great turtleneck emporium in the sky. 💔

Free idea. 🍿

Oh, boy.

Kate and Our Number One Lady have never been in a live-action film together (more’s the pity!), but they were linked to rival adaptations of Zola’s THÉRÈSE RAQUIN. Glennie was to play the aunt, mind. That version was eventually released in 2013 as IN SECRET with Depressica Lange.

The Sorrow and the Pity.

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In 1968, the second televised Tonys (the first with the medal on its black base), Dame Patricia Routledge won Best Actress in a Musical -- tied with Leslie Uggams, the third (and final) draw in this category. Flanked by fellow champs Bob Goulet, Martin Balsam, and Zoe Caldwell.

Vale Dame Patricia Routledge. Let’s face it, the common thread in our heroines is that none were overnight successes. She was no exception. I feel I’m only starting at an age when others have peaked! Survivor bias, yes, but I find Dame Pat’s example heartening. A great lady. 💐🪣