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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Entertainment articles  Entertainment
    Chrissie Hynde "always regretted" her guest appearance in Friends because it ruined her anonymity on the school run
     21 December 2025
    The legendary rocker appeared in the 1995 season two episode, The One with the Baby on the Bus, as Stephanie Schiffer - the rival of Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow), who was hired by the owner of the fictional New York coffee shop, Central Perk, to sing to its customers, including songs Angel of the Morning, and Phoebe's iconic track, Smelly Cat.
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    Claire Holt took a step back from acting because she wants to be present for her children
    21 Dec: In 2022, the 37-year-old performer made her last on-screen role as Rebekah Mikaelson in The Originals spin-off drama, Legacies, which is a part of the Vampire Diaries universe.... more
    Dick Van Dyke was "locked up with the psychos" in rehab
    21 Dec: The Mary Poppins actor - who celebrates his 100th birthday on Saturday (13.12.25) - checked into a hospital to get sober in 1972 and admitted the facilities back then were nothing like the modern clinics of today.... more
    The Friends cast have teamed up for a fundraiser in honour of the late Matthew Perry
    21 Dec: The actor passed away two years ago following a ketamine overdose and his co-stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc and Lisa Kudrow have come together to sign artwork commissioned by the Matthew Perry Foundation, which was established after their friend's death to help and support those struggling with addiction.... more
    Stellan Skarsgard thought his son Alexander Skarsgard's decision to join the military was done to "provoke" him
    21 Dec: The Sentimental Value star - who has Alexander, 49, Gustaf, 44, Sam, 43, Bill, 35, Eija, 33, and Valter, 29 - with his first wife My Skarsgard as well as Ossian, 16, and Kolbjorn, 13, with his second wife Megan Everett - has seen most of his kids follow in his footsteps and while the Pillion actor began his screen career when he was 13, he then let it take a back seat so he could pursue a naval career.... more
    Peter Greene has died
    21 Dec: The character actor - who was best known for playing the villain Dorian in The Mask and sadistic security guard Zed in Pulp Fiction - passed away at his New York City home on Friday (12.12.25) at the age of 60, his manager, Gregg Edward, has confirmed.... more
    Andy Dick has checked into rehab
    21 Dec: The 59-year-old actor has agreed to seek help after he was photographed outside a building in Hollywood following an apparent overdose earlier this week and praised his old friend Jennifer Ginenez - who he appeared on Celebrity Rehab with - and her husband for their help and support.... more
    Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer have split after seven years of marriage
    21 Dec: The 44-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday (12.12.25) and admitted the pair - who have a six-year-old son called Gene - have made the "difficult decision" to go their separate ways.... more
    Hailee Steinfeld is pregnant
    21 Dec: The actress announced that she and her Buffalo Bills quarterback husband, Josh Allen, both 29, are set to welcome their first baby together in her Substack newsletter on Friday (12.12.25), which listed her 29 favourite moments from the past year as part of her 29th birthday.... more
    Brooke Warne is throwing a Christmas bash that her late dad Shane Warne would be proud of
    21 Dec: The cricket legend - affectionately nicknamed the King of Spin - died from a heart attack whilst on holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand, at the age of 52 in March 2022, and he always loved getting all of his family together for the festive season.... more

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