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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Entertainment articles  Entertainment
    Sophie Turner has a "perpetual back problem"
     22 January 2026
    The 29-year-old actress - who has daughters Willa, five, and Delphine, three, with her former husband Joe Jonas - discovered a recurring health issue while undergoing gruelling training for her role as adventurer Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider TV series.
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    Dame Emma Thompson decorated Alan Rickman's hospital room prior to his death so he would feel more at home
    22 Jan: The Die Hard star passed away in January 2026 at the age of 69 just months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and Horton - who married the actor in 2012 - has now opened up about the last few months of her husband's life revealing he received visits from friends who wanted to say goodbye and even planned out his final send-off.... more
    Gwyneth Paltrow was "worried" about her sex scenes with Timothée Chalamet
    22 Jan: The 53-year-old actress was convinced her Marty Supreme co-star would find getting intimate on camera with her "really weird" because of their 23-year age gap and her own reservations, but ultimately it was all "fine".... more
    Matt Damon believes many celebrities would rather "go to jail than get cancelled because a misdeed will "follow you to the grave"
    22 Jan: The 55-year-old actor opened up about cancel culture in a new interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast after the host brought up the idea that "one thing you said or one thing you did" can lead to someone being cast "out of civilization for life".... more
    Ashton Kutcher was fired by Tom Ford for being "too fat" for Gucci
    22 Jan: The Hollywood actor started his career as a model and walked the runways for design houses across Europe before he made the switch to TV after landing a role in That '70s Show - and he's now revealed he had the chance to model for Gucci when Ford was in charge but he was let go for being overweight.... more
    Robert Irwin "couldn't wait" to leave Los Angeles after winning Dancing with the Stars
    22 Jan: The 22-year-old conservationist triumphed in the 34th season of the show last year but quickly left the city to head to the wild in South Africa to present the Australian version of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in an environment that is far more familiar to him.... more
    Bella Hadid received "words of wisdom" from her co-stars in The Beauty
    22 Jan: The 29-year-old model has a role in Ryan Murphy's sci-fi body horror series and welcomed the guidance of more experienced actors such as Jeremy Pope and Ashton Kutcher.... more
    John Wayne dined with Jane Seymour on an airplane before she shot to global stardom
    22 Jan: The star - who got her first big role as Bond girl Solitaire in 1973's Live and Let Die - was flying first class on her first trip to Los Angeles, California, as a young actress, when a stewardess approached Jane and said that the legend of Hollywood westerns wanted to spend time with her.... more
    Sigourney Weaver's appreciation for her husband has deepened over time
    22 Jan: The 76-year-old star met Jim Simpson, 69, in 1983 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in New York, where she was acting, and he was directing and bartending, and the pair went on to marry in October 1984, and co-founded The Flea Theatre in 1996, where he worked as its artistic director.... more
    Jesy Nelson and her fiance Zion Foster have reportedly split up
    22 Jan: It has been claimed that the former Little Mix member and the R+B singer have called off their engagement after four months, but they are still pals and remain "fully united" in co-parenting their eight-month-old twin girls, Ocean and Story, who have a life-threatening condition.... more

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     Today's News

    International:
    Several missing after landslide hits New Zealand camping site 13:57

    Soccer:
    Little hesitation for new Phoenix signing Mackenzie Anthony in agreeing to join the A-League football club's women's side 13:57

    Business:
    A wet spring and early summer is good news for the energy market - for 2026 13:47

    Entertainment:
    Sophie Turner has a "perpetual back problem" 13:40

    Rugby:
    Former All Black Tony Brown has confirmed he intends to honour his contract as an assistant with South Africa, rather than make himself available for inclusion in any New Zealand coaching group 13:27

    Entertainment:
    Dame Emma Thompson decorated Alan Rickman's hospital room prior to his death so he would feel more at home 13:10

    International:
    Donald Trump drops Greenland tariffs threat as he heralds 'future deal' with NATO 13:07

    National:
    Beneath Antarctica’s largest ice shelf, a hidden ocean is revealing its secrets 13:07

    Accident and Emergency:
    Bay of Plenty's State Highway 5 is blocked, near Waipunga - where a truck's rolled and spilled gravel over the road 13:07

    Entertainment:
    Gwyneth Paltrow was "worried" about her sex scenes with Timothée Chalamet 12:40

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