Everyone who met him loved him. Mark and I are heartbroken, but dear Bunsen passed away this afternoon. He was the best friend we could have wished for - and he did running through fields of wheat better than anyone. Sleep well, darling boy. xx
The arts bailout from
@OliverDowden
&
@RishiSunak
is of course very welcome, but *please* can we drop the “world-beating” rhetoric? France have given €7billion. It’s a global pandemic. Can’t we co-operate with the rest of the world, rather than trying to “beat” them?
@BBCr4today
So sad to hear that the wonderful Una Stubbs has left us. She was charming, mischievous, totally self-deprecating and so, so kind to boot. She was the ultimate Mrs Hudson and she’ll leave a huge gap in the lives of all her friends and family. RIP. Xx
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that
@sueperkins
went further in a singing contest than chart-topping pop stars Mel B, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Martine McCutcheon and Morten Harket?!
#TheMaskedSingerUK
🐉
The “my eyesight was wonky so I put my wife and child in the car and did a 60 mile round trip to a local beauty spot to check” bit certainly surprised the f*ck out of me.
Many have judged Dominic Cummings without hearing his side of the story. That will change this afternoon and will be unprecedented. It’s possible that people will be surprised.
Incredibly proud to see
@Markgatiss
recognised for his work in
@MotiveandTheCue
at yesterday's
#OlivierAwards2024
. The campaign to get his surname pronounced correctly (it's Gaytiss - just think gay) goes on...
.
@Markgatiss
and I had an amazing evening seeing
@BoysBandBway
. Such a special play and a brilliant production. Very moving to revisit it. Happy Pride, New York!
What a dereliction of duty by the British media. No journalist in that Press Conference stood up to say: "This is categorically untrue, Mr Trump." And now the BBC tweet his lie without comment or correction. Desperately worrying.
"There were thousands of people on the streets cheering" - President Trump describes protests against his state visit to the UK as "fake news"
Live updates:
24 hours to go till the premiere of
#JSTAdventurous
. It’s been a while since
@Markgatiss
and I have got all dressed up like this but believe me, this is what we’ll be wearing in our living room tomorrow evening. (Honest!)
@JSTheatre
Stood next to Pierce Brosnan at the gents' whilst he was Bond. He couldn't get the hand drier to work. He rolled his eyes and said: "I'm supposed to be good with gadgets."
Encountered this couple in a bar last night. He was giving off a weirdly aggressive yet sexual vibe towards me. Fortunately his girlfriend (who couldn't keep her hands off him) restrained him. In spite of it all, I thought he was pretty hot, what do you reckon?
I’ve bought Bob a doggy paddling pool for him to cool off in. Hasn’t quite worked out. He really didn’t want to get in it so I tried lifting him in, and he leaped straight out as if it were acid. Now he’s sitting here avoiding eye contact with me. 🤷♂️
I know it’s early days and we still have the public votes to go, but hopefully this will put to bed the idea that we can never do well in Eurovision. Put in a good performer and a good song and we won’t disgrace ourselves.
It’s always a thrill to meet an idol but
@FloellaBenjamin
was even more delightful and gorgeous in real life than I could dare have hoped. A proper inspiration and source of kindness and goodness in our troubled times.
I spent the whole of
#ChristopherRobin
with a lump in my throat and tears on my cheek. What is it about adults being reunited with their childhood toys that turns me into a sentimental old wreck?
My Mum just texted me: “Are you in love?” I wish I were the kind of person who could ignore the missing comma after ‘in’ but unfortunately I’m just not.
At least I assume she’s asking if I’m at home and not enquiring about our relationship.
20 years ago I was in the Prince Edward Theatre on Old Compton Street and heard what I thought was a car backfiring. Thinking of those who died and were injured in the Admiral Duncan bombing. We've come a long way but it would be naive to think it couldn't happen again.
Has anyone done any research into this little discussed symptom of COVID, where the virus takes over its host’s brain and forces its victim to travel long distances without any concern for others? It seems disproportionately to affect those in politics.
#Cummings
#Ferrier
I'm so proud of Mark's extraordinary performance as the King at
@NottmPlayhouse
. Funny, tender, visceral and harrowing.
#MadnessofGeorgeIII
An all round wonderful production from
@AdamPenford
, cast and creatives, and a right royal success. 👑
@Otto_English
When I tackled her about her homophobia influencing her votes on legislation, she jabbed her finger at me and said "when you people want to get married, it becomes my business." Awful woman.
Today
@MarkGatiss
and I Zoomed the legendary Miriam Margolyes as she recorded her lines for the role of Nan in
@WayOldFriendsDo
. And of course she was bloody marvellous. Can't wait for people to hear the finished product!