Journalist Victoria Derbyshire has spoken openly about having a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer in August.

The presenter, 47, shared her experience to reassure women that having treatment for the condition is “do-able”.

Victoria discovered she had cancer in July, announcing her diagnosis in August on Twitter.

Victoria made a video diary during her treatment, which will be broadcast on her BBC show this morning.

For details on the video, click here.

Emily Blunt, star of crime thriller film Sicario, thinks there’s been a “sea change” for women in film – but it hasn’t yet been “a tsunami”.

The British-born actress plays FBI agent Kate Macer in the movie, but having a female lead was a stumbling block when it came to getting the film financed.

“One financier said to [Sicario writer] Taylor Sheridan, if you make her a guy we’ll finance it today, you can make it today and we’ll up your budget as well,” she revealed.

“So that’s disappointing, but not altogether surprising.”

But the film was sought out and picked up by acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve – and started generating buzz.

For the full interview, click here.

Strictly Come Dancing star Natalie Lowe has got engaged and will soon be waltzing up the aisle.

The Australian dancer said she is “very excited, happy and proud” to announce her engagement to company director James Knibbs – the man she met by chance on a train two years ago.

In an interview with Hello! magazine, Natalie said: ”It was a complete shock.”

The couple met on a train between London and Leeds in November 2013.

For the love story, click here.

The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg has revealed documenting his personal life for a film is terrifying.

The US actor, best known for playing aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz in the award-winning comedy, has written, directed and stars in We’ll Never Have Paris, a romantic comedy based on his real-life engagement to his wife, Jocelyn Towne.

Simon said: “The film is based on the story of our break-up and then our proposal that followed shortly after, both of which were epic intercontinental disasters.

“We are married now, and thought, ‘Let’s tell the story of our demise and relive that for years to come’. Why we did that, I’m still trying to work out. It’s really personal, it’s really scary. I feel freaked out knowing that this movie is going out into the world.”

The 34-year-old actor said reliving the experience is not at all therapeutic.

For more information on the film, click here.

It turns out we were close to never seeing TV’s leading motormouth return to the airwaves after the demise of Top Gear.

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he thought about doing “nothing at all” after being let go by the BBC, but then Amazon Prime came “riding over the horizon” and a new motoring show began to take shape.

But the outspoken presenter said getting to the point of recording the first show “had not been easy”.

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