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IF YOU have been holding out for a hero in 2020, now we have one in Wonder Woman. Wonder
Woman 1984, starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, right, has just soared into cinemas to winning reviews. And if cinemas are closed where you live, Hollywood bible Variety reports the movie will be coming to video on demand in the UK in January.
CHESS SETS
NETFLIX show The Queen’s Gambit, about a chess prodigy, sent sales rocketing by 121%, according to John Lewis’ Shop Live Look report. And demand for berets increased by 65%, possibly helped by Emily in Paris, starring Lily Collins.
SOAP
THE Covid-led surge in hand-washing has helped soap sales rocket by
£77.8 million this year. Hygiene-conscious Brits bought an extra 42.1 million bottles of liquid and 9.6 million more bars of soap.
THE MASKED SINGER
TV’S wackiest talent show is back on our screens this weekend as 12 new celebrities hit the stage in an array of costumes such as Grandfather Clock, Badger, Seahorse and Sausage. Jonathan Ross will return to the judging panel alongside Davina McCall and Rita Ora, while comedian Mo Gilligan will take over from Ken Jeong.
NICOLA STURGEON
SCOTLAND’S First Minister has apologised after she breached Covid rules by taking off her face mask at a funeral wake. A photograph showed her chatting to three women in a bar while standing at a distance but without wearing a mask. She said: “This was a stupid mistake and I’m really sorry.”
BIG FAT QUIZ OF THE YEAR
JIMMY CARR’S annual quiz on Channel 4 has come under fire for having no female comics in its line-up. The two women included, Stacey Solomon and Maya Jama, are TV presenters while all the men are stand-ups.
MALTESERS
THE pandemic has taken a bigger bite out of Maltesers’ profits than any other grocery product sold in the UK, figures reveal. The chocolate treat lost £44.5 million due to a drop in sales and a breakdown at the Mars factory in Slough, Berks.
DANCING ON ICE
THE new series starts on January 17 but there are worries the celebs won’t be ready because rink closures due to Covid have prevented some from being able to train.
IF EVER we have needed to take a mindful moment or two, surely this is it.
is a compilation album of classical and calming music curated by Good Morning Britain presenter Charlotte Hawkins, right.
Charlotte, who is also a presenter on Classic FM, says: “These are the pieces of music that have helped me through lockdown, they’ve helped me stay sane, they are pieces of music that I listen to if I have had a stressful day, if I need a bit of calm and a bit of a chill-out and a bit of a reset.”
Find it at HMV priced £13.99.