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Quotes: Gloria Estefan's back on her feet, Joanna Lumley says get up off the sunbed

Cuban-US singer Gloria Estefan
Cuban-US singer Gloria Estefan Cuban-US singer Gloria Estefan

"It's funny, because I always remember the aftermath and the connection and it was really important for us to portray that and the importance of people's support for me there, and you'll see that in the show, very much."

Singer Gloria Estefan tells the Press Association about reliving the accident that left her needing spinal surgery in her new West End show, On Your Feet!

"[Be] bolder, braver and more, maybe more curious than just going to a hotel and doing parasailing. I'm not being unkind, I'm just saying put on the spray tan to get all that done so you don't have to lie in the sun. You've got good food here so you don't go out there just to eat good food and lie in the sun. This is a waste of travel."

Actress Joanna Lumley tells the Press Association that holidaymakers should abandon sunbathing in favour of exploration.

"Until paparazzi are considered by the law for the criminal stalkers they are, it's just a waiting game before another person gets seriously injured or killed, like Princess Diana."

Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson blasts the paparazzi in a statement after claiming she was pursued by five cars with blacked-out windows.

"To me, torts is the most confusing, contracts the most boring, and crim law I can do in my sleep. Took my first test, I got a 100. Super easy for me. The reading is what really gets me. It's so time-consuming. The concepts I grasp in two seconds."

Kim Kardashian West reveals to US Vogue that she is studying to be a lawyer and hopes to take her exams in 2022.

"Me and Harry are going to normalise [mental illness] to the point where people are going to be like, 'Hey, I've got a mental illness!' And that's what you want – to call it out to the point that it's no longer a taboo, that people recognise themselves immediately."

US chat show host Oprah Winfrey tells The Daily Show about making a documentary with the Duke of Sussex about mental illness.

"I too would be fuming if I travelled and spent money to go and watch an artist and they pull out last minute. However, if these are the drastic steps that I need to take to make a point against racism and racial profiling then, trust me, I'm taking it."

Rapper Stormzy cancels an appearance at Snowbombing after accusing the festival of racial profiling.

"You can spend ages looking for the right man, waiting for the perfect time to get pregnant, then the right man might turn out to be the wrong man. There are definitely other routes I would consider."

Singer Cheryl tells the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine she is open to having another child without being in a relationship.

"Goodness me, sorry. God, that is so embarrassing. How have I done that? I'm literally going to have to walk off set."

Presenter Louise Minchin apologises to BBC Breakfast viewers after her phone goes off on live television.

"I am not leaving because of any upset or disagreement at all, I am just stepping away to give more focus to my many other commitments in dance, after seven truly wonderful years that I can't imagine having gone any better."

Dame Darcey Bussell announces she is stepping down as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.