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Geri Halliwell has insisted the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! is "good entertainment" - and admitted she had been "cocky" about it being a success.

Andrew Scott will be on stage in the West End next month with Joanna Lumley as they take on two short plays by Harold Pinter .

Actress ROMOLA GARAI stunned TV viewers on Sunday night by graphically detailing the recent birth of her baby as she prepared to hand over a trophy at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV Awards.

Adrian Edmondson may be better known to some as Vyvyan from The Young Ones but he's recently been turning a punk role of a different kind with his band The Bad Shepherds, so how has he gone from university student to touring musician via comedy clubs and hit television shows? LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Here is a blast from the past.

The 54-year-old was one of 17,000 people flaunting their undies in Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research's Moonwalk on Saturday night The 54-year-old was one of 17,000 people flaunting their undies in Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research's Moonwalk on Saturday night.

Dirty Dancing is to replace Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! after it closes at the Piccadilly Theatre in London's West End.

Tea for Two is described as a fast-paced camp comedy show featuring over 25 sketches squeezed into 60 minutes.

The Shard's first restaurant, Adam Ant's comeback and a designer craft fair are among Muse's arts and leisure recommendations for London this weekend.

What glossy period drama did Merchant star in as Catherine Howard? 2. Mary Portas is back and saving the high street in her new Channel 4 series.

Natalie Coleman a 'I screamed the kitchen down in front of John Torode because Jennifer Saunders started following me.' Photograph: BBC/PA The part-time DJ had been a frontrunner for weeks, winning everyone over with her technical knowhow and irrepressible spirit.

"Viva Forever"? Not as it turns out. Producers announced Thursday that the Spice Girls musical will close at London's Piccadilly Theater June 29 after a disappointing six-month run.

Mariah Carey rents Disneyland for her wedding anniversary; additional cast members of 'Storage Wars' have been edited out; The Rockettes hold auditions in New York City; and more.

It has been announced that the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever, which has been running in the West End in London, will end production next month.

Daisy Wyatt has newly joined the Independent online team as an arts and entertainment writer.

Viva Forever!, the musical based around the Spice Girls, is to close next month at a reported loss of at least A 5 million.

During their first six months on patrol, the town's streets pastors have helped more than 250 people out in Taff Street on Saturday nights Terence Marques' body was found near the River Rhondda in November 2012.

And appropriately enough it was themed Lucky B*tches, after the French and Saunders sketch about Joan and Jackie Collins.

A budding scriptwriter and filmmaker who suffers from dyslexia is one step closer to his dream career after being accepted on to a prestigious course.

It won accolades in its original off-Broadway production, now Belfast's MAC is the latest venue to play host to the children taking part in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Queen rocker Brian May seemed keen though... and how did it come about that Jennifer Saunders accidentally called Grace Dent a "t***"? Twitter really cracked knuckles and got it's collective snark on last night to appraise Ben Elton's new sitcom The Wright Way .