The ‘Glee’ star has been a vegan for a few years and although she is proud of her beliefs on animal rights she admits she missed eating the delicious pasta dish – which is made from layers of pasta, ground beef, cheese and tomato sauce – when she first made the lifestyle switch. But luckily her mother showed her how to recreate the meal without the animal unfriendly products. Lea... 

‘Coronation Street’ landlady Stella Price is set to strike a friendship with Carla Connor after revealing that she too has been a victim of rape. Stella, played by former EastEnder Michelle Collins, tells Carla of her own ordeal after she learns of her rape at the hands of fiancé Frank Foster. The new landlady of the Rovers Return also reveals that Carla, played by Alison King, is the... 

BBC spy series ‘Spooks’ is to be killed off after 10 years on the channel.

 The producers of the show have announced that the tenth series, which airs in the autumn, will be the last. “I feel very sad about it. It was a very difficult decision to make. But we didn’t want to get to the point where the BBC said we don’t really want another one, we wanted to kill it off... 

‘Sesame Street’ characters Bert and Ernie are not gay, according to the show’s makers. The clarification came after fans of the show started a petition to allow the pair to marry, following the legalisation of gay marriage in New York. “We are not asking that ‘Sesame Street’ do anything crude or disrespectful by allowing Bert and Ernie to marry. It can be done in a tasteful... 

An Australian TV channel has shown dramatic footage of the Duchess of York storming out during an interview. The promotional clip for the ’60 Minutes’ news programme shows Sarah Ferguson looking stressed and asking for something to be deleted before finally getting up and walking out. However, the Duchess’s Oz representative John Scott has claimed that the clips have been taken out... 

Gordon Ramsay has been dropped as the face of Gordon’s Gin, after sales of the drink began to fall. The sweary chef will be replaced by ‘Life On Mars’ actor Philip Glenister and ‘Silent Witness’ actress Emelia Fox. Ramsay had helmed the brand’s ads since 2007, and it had also sponsored his shows ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ and ‘Ramsay’s Cookalong’. But... 

ITV has confirmed that ‘The X Factor’ will be returning on Saturday 20 August. The 75-minute launch episode will air from 7.30pm-8.45pm on ITV1. Producers have introduced a raft of changes for the eighth series of the hit talent show. Most dramatically there are three new judges – with Gary Barlow, Kelly Rowland and Tulisa Contostavlos replacing Simon Cowell, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl...