Archive for March 24th, 2008

Amy Winehouse’s mother Janis is to take a break from caring for her daughter as worries over the star’s recent drug problems have been affecting her health.

Janis, 53, was recently diagnosed with debilitating disease multiple sclerosis and admits that the stress of looking after the troubled singer has been making the condition worse.

Veteran funnyman Gene Wilder has revealed the inspiration for his beloved Young Frankenstein character Frau Blucher came from letters written to the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

The actor/writer created the cult comedy, which is now a hit stage musical, with Mel Brooks and he has rarely spoken about how he came up with the eccentric characters.

David Schwimmer watched his back on the set of his directorial debut Run, Fatboy, RunĀ - because actress Thandie Newton was forever playing pranks.

Schwimmer was determined not to fall for fun-loving Newton’s tricks - unlike her co-star Simon Pegg, who had to endure a succession of the British beauty’s practical jokes.