Sheila Hancock

19:06, 6 JUN 2023

The Royle Family reunites as Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston sign up for Gogglebox

It is more than a decade since their much-loved characters Jim and Barbara last settled down in front of a telly for the BBC comedy, and now the pair will now be among celebs who judge TV shows on Channel 4 hit

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Celebrity Gogglebox star 'sacked' after 'angering' bosses with nudity complaint

Celebrity Gogglebox's Sheila Hancock has become the second star to say she wasn't asked back on the Channel 4 series after complaining about the amount of nudity contributors were asked to watch

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Dame Sheila Hancock says she was 'sacked' from Channel 4's Celebrity Gogglebox

Dame Sheila Hancock appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox alongside friend Gyles Brandreth in 2019, but has said she was never invited back to the Channel 4 show

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Dame Sheila Hancock 'glad' as she no longer has to 'bother' having sex

Dame Sheila Hancock, 89, says she is 'quite glad' as she doesn't have to 'bother' having sex. She made the comments while speaking to Jo Brand who suggested that she might like to pay for a 'young one'

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Dame Maureen Lipman quit Celebrity Gogglebox because TV bosses didn't use her gags

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Maureen used to appear on the series alongside her friend Gyles Brandreth – but quit the show last year, and after only joining in 2020, after bosses failed to air her funny takes on shows

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Sheila Hancock says she's still working at 88 because contemporaries are dying

EXCLUSIVE: Dame Sheila Hancock, 88, has spoken about her recent acting roles and her decision to leave much of her wealth to youth charity the John Thaw Foundation

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Sheila Hancock plans to leave chunk of fortune to charity - and not her kids

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Sheila Hancock wants to give a large amount of her fortune to a charity she set up in her late husband John Thaw's name

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Dame Sheila Hancock fears dementia after suffering 'terrifying' memory loss on set

Dame Sheila Hancock, 87, is worried about the prospect of 'not being able to remember anything and your brain panicking and trying to find the words' if she were to develop the disease

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Dame Sheila Hancock told Gyles Brandreth she may only have months to live

Celebrity Gogglebox favourites Dame Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth had a frank discussion while filming Great Canal Journeys

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Craig David and Sheila Hancock lead celebs in New Year Honours list 2021

From Formula One legends to onscreen icons, below are all those in 2021's New Year Honours list

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Sheila Hancock: 'I want to grab everything that's coming, because time is getting short'

Star of stage and screen for more than 60 years, the actress, 86, on a revolution coming, that incestuous EastEnders kiss and wanting to live life to the fullest

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Actress Sheila Hancock says climbing a mountain at 83 for film role was tough - but just as exhilarating

When Sheila was offered the lead role in a film about a pensioner who climbs a remote mountain, she jumped at the chance - but she never thought she would actually have to climb to the peak herself

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Sheila Hancock says she gets loads of acting work - because most of her peers are dead

The 83-year-old says that she has never been busier but is still frustrated at how little she has achieved in her glittering career

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Sheridan Smith goes BRUNETTE and is barely recognisable as she starts filming movie The More You Ignore Me

It’s her first role since troubled Funny Girl run in West End

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