THEY SAID WHAT?

“Us five, we went through something so special together we are going to be bonded forever, forever and ever and ever”

- Spice Girl Mel B on the news that the girl band will reunite for a tour.

“A blind Brexit could prolong business uncertainty and provide insufficient guarantees to protect jobs, the economy and rights. Whether you voted leave or remain, nobody voted for the purgatory of permanent negotiations”

- Sir Keir Starmer, shadow Brexit

secretary.

“Labour have spent the last two years doing everything they possibly can to frustrate the Brexit process”

- Conservative Party chairman

Brandon Lewis.

“I never want to spend time with white people again”

- Singer Sinead O’Connor, above, who has converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt.

“To me the 2,000-plus stars embedded in these sidewalks are more than brass honours. They represent real people, women and men who passionately cared about what they did and about entertaining people around the world”

- Actor Michael Douglas on receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the presence of his father, the veteran Hollywood star Kirk Douglas, aged 101.

“I was very tall and skinny. I got picked on a little bit. But as soon as I could grow a moustache, I was the coolest kid on the block. Grew a moustache, had some muscles. Bonkers!”

- Actor Idris Elba, who has been named 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive,

recalls his schooldays.