Elizabeth Taylor

George Michael to play show for Elton's charity

Music Gossip

23 Jun 2011

George Michael has ended his feud with Sir Elton John to stage a charity concert. The 'Careless Whisper' singer - who fell out with his former friend when he criticised the 'Rocket Man' star for trying to force him into seeking help for substance…

Elizabeth Taylor admitted to hospital

Celebrity Gossip

12 Feb 2011

Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalised with heart problems. The 78-year-old actress was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles earlier this week for symptoms caused by congestive heart failure according to her spokeswoman Sally…

Elizabeth Taylor says no to surgery

Celebrity Gossip

31 Mar 2010

Dame Elizabeth Taylor is refusing to undergo any more surgery. The 78-year-old screen legend - who has had numerous operations in the past 25 years for several health problems - has decided she doesn't want to go under the knife to receive treatment…

Best DVD releases of 2009

17 Dec 2009

Kenneth Anger: Magick Lantern Cycle His satanic majesty’s maddest and most brilliant experimental filmworks in extras heavy set. Boom! Bizarre 1968 Tennessee Williams adaptation starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and directed by the…

Boom!

13 Nov 2009

(PG) 112min (Second Sight) Joseph Losey’s gloriously odd 1968 melodrama starring the then married Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor resurfaces after news of its demise were exaggerated (rumour had it that only one print of it existed in the world).

Film and DVD book round up

4 Nov 2009

Before he spawned America’s most famous Irish Catholic presidential dynasty Joseph P Kennedy was a Hollywood player. It could be said he was Hollywood’s prototype player. Between 1919 and 1928 he treated the burgeoning movie business like the gold mine…

Elizabeth Taylor having heart surgery

Celebrity Gossip

7 Oct 2009

Dame Elizabeth Taylor is to undergo heart surgery. The Oscar-winning actress will be admitted to an undisclosed Los Angeles hospital to have an operation on a leaky heart valve and has asked her legions of fans to pray for her. She wrote on her…

Elizabeth Taylor wants Jackson plot

Celebrity Gossip

24 Sep 2009

Elizabeth Taylor wants to be buried next to Michael Jackson. The 77-year-old actress was close friends with the late pop icon and wants her final resting place to be alongside Michael at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn cemetery. A source told National…

Elizabeth Taylor ill with grief

Celebrity Gossip

15 Jul 2009

Elizabeth Taylor has been hospitalised amid reports she is struggling to cope with Michael Jackson's death. The 77-year-old actress - who was one of the late pop star's closest friends - was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital from her Beverly Hills…

Elizabeth Taylor's illness mystery

Celebrity Gossip

1 Aug 2008

Elizabeth Taylor is not critically ill, says her publicist. It was reported yesterday (31.07.08) the 76-year-old 'Cleopatra' actress had been put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure following a bout of…

Elizabeth Taylor's health scare

Celebrity Gossip

31 Jul 2008

Elizabeth Taylor was reportedly put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure. The 76-year-old actress - who was diagnosed with pneumonia last week - is said to have been put on the apparatus after fears her health was…

Elizabeth Taylor overdose claims

Celebrity Gossip

14 Apr 2008

Elizabeth Taylor was reportedly rushed to hospital after mixing alcohol and prescription drugs. According to the National Enquirer magazine, the 76-year-old actress woke her assistant at 4am on April 6 after she started vomiting and had trouble…

Warhol’s Liz portrait to fetch $25m under the hammer

7 Nov 2007

A portrait of Dame Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol is expected to fetch more than $25 million when it goes under the hammer in New York. It is reported that the 1963 portrait - simply entitled Liz - currently belongs to British actor Hugh…