Like many others,Hugh Grantwas surprised whenRenée Zellwegerlanded the role of Bridget Jones in the beloved film franchise. In the new BBC Two documentaryBeing Bridget Jones, Grant, who played womanizing book publisher Daniel Cleaver in the rom-com films, reflected on Zellweger’s casting as the British lovesick thirtysomething, which was not well received at first. “There was a whole scandal about why isn’t this a British actress?” Grant, 60, said of his former onscreen love, according toThe IndependentandVariety....

Wedding bells are ringing once more! Hugh Grant,Andie MacDowelland the rest of the cast ofFour Weddings and a Funeralare reuniting for a sequel to the classic 1994 film to benefitComic Relief‘s Red Nose Day 2019. ScreenwriterRichard Curtis, who penned the original script, confirmed the news in a video posted on Twitter telling fans he had written the script for a fifth wedding that takes place 25 years after the original film....

Photo: ANGELA WEISS/getty Hugh Jackmanhas tested positive forCOVID-19one day after appearing at the 75th annualTony AwardsSunday. Jackman shared the news of his coronavirus diagnosis with fans via an Instagramvideoon Monday. “I wanted you guys to hear it from me first that unfortunately this morning I have frustratingly tested positive for COVID again,” he began. Praising Clayton in his video, Jackman said, “Max and I have been working together on this show for over two years … I can tell you from being in the room with him and from experience he’s absolutely extraordinary....

Lisa Lillien is the author of the popular Hungry Girl website andemail newsletter, featuring smart, funny advice on guilt-free eating. She is also the author oftwelve books, six of which debuted at number one on theNew York TimesBest Sellers list. Read herPEOPLE.comblog every Monday for slimmed-down celebrity recipes and more.Who doesn’t enjoy a nice chocolatey cocktail on a special occasion? I definitely do!Restaurant drinkslike this tend to be high in calories and sugar, so I love to make lightened-up versions at home....

Former Vice PresidentJoe Biden‘s sonHunter Bidenis expecting a child with his wife,Melissa Cohen, whom he married last year after a whirlwind relationship of only a few days. The New York Timesreported Cohen’s pregnancyin the middle of a larger piece published Friday about Hunter’s painting work, which he has taken up in Los Angeles as a kind of coping mechanism after years of difficulties such as addiction and anongoing child support lawsuit....

Michael Simon/startraksphoto.comIt’s been a monumental 24 hours for Hailey Baldwin.Yesterday morning, the beauty brand Bareminerals revealed Baldwin as their new Global Clean Beauty Ambassador for their Power of Good campaign. They held a brunch in her honor at Jams at 1 Hotel Central Park and invited beauty editors from a range of magazines to toast to her news over cappuccinos and egg frittatas. I went. The 21-year-old seemed to bask in her big modeling moment....

Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty; Matt Rourke/AP/Shutterstock Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir will skip an upcoming visit from Vice PresidentMike Pencedue to prior commitments out of the country, in a move she said is in no way related to the administration of PresidentDonald Trump. Jakosdottir is scheduled to give the keynote speech at the Council of Nordic Trade Unions’ annual meeting in Sweden on Sept. 3, according to theAssociated Press....

Henry Cort , a British enterpriser bear in Lancaster around 1740 , has long been reckon as discovering a metallurgical technique that was essential to the Industrial Revolution . However , a new study has shown that Cort in reality stole the practice from grim metal Joseph Smith in Jamaica . The traditional story Cortis a reasonably unknown figure despite the impact his “ breakthrough ” had on the industrial earthly concern he was part of ....

Photo: GoFundMe A 13-year-old girl from Idaho died from flu complications on Jan. 5, just four days before she turned 14. Liliana “Lily” Clark was taken to urgent care on Dec. 27 with a sore throat and fever and was diagnosed with the flu, according to herGoFundMepage, which has raised over $11,000 in less than a week. Clark was sent home with tamiflu meds, but three days later, her parents rushed her back to urgent care after her symptoms became increasingly worse — including her inability to breathe and having a green colored complexion, the GoFundMe page detailed....

Emily Bushnell and Molly Sinert act like they have been best friends for a lifetime — but the identical twins, who were separated at birth, only just met a few weeks ago. “It’s crazy, I feel like I’ve known Molly forever,” Bushnell, a law firm administrator, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. Speaking with PEOPLE over Zoom, the pair sit on a couch belonging to Bushnell’s mom, Sandy, in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, cradling matching coffee mugs in identical pink sweaters....

Idris Elba, is that you? On Monday, fans of PEOPLE’sSexiest Man Alivefound themselves doing a double take after a doll meant to look like the actor recently surfaced on social media. “How many people had to approve this? Did none of them know what #IdrisElba looks like?” one fanwroteon Twitter. “How on earth can this be @idriselba?” another usersaid. Instead of capturing Elba’s muscular physique, the doll was on the more slender side and featured a bald head....

Idris Elba poses for a photo.Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty Idris Elbasays it was a challenge being namedPEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive. The actor, 50, talked toET Canadaabout his 2018 honor and said thatdespite taking on many types of roles throughout his career, from detective Luther to comic-book antihero Bloodsport, starring on the cover of PEOPLE was one of his most difficult. “My hardest role ever,” Elba joked to the outlet. As the actor recalled, he walked into his shoot with photographer David Burton — who shot his Sexiest Man Alive cover — and had one request....

Guests atMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry‘swedding receptionlast May couldn’t help but dance the night away thanks toIdris Elba. The actor and occasional royal wedding deejay, 46, opened up about performing at the high profile gig toBBC Radio 1Xtraand revealed the bride had a lot of say when it came to the setlist. “Meghan sent me a playlist with some bare tunes on it,” the star said. When asked to disclose what songs made the set, Elba, 46, shared: “There was some West Coast on it....