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Q: I just saw that actress Jessica Chastain had a baby. Is she married? I must have missed this. She’s my favorite actress. – B.R.
A: Ever since her Best Supporting Actress nomination for “The Help” in 2011, Jessica Chastain has been on a roll. The talented actress earned a second Oscar nomination for her leading role in the wartime drama “Zero Dark Thirty.”
Her career has been so successful that we forget she has a personal life, having married fashion executive Gian Luca de Preposulo, who also is an Italian count, in the summer of 2017. They welcomed baby girl, Giulietta, via surrogate this past April.
Jessica Chastain (Depositphotos photo)
As for Chastain’s career, she has a slew of movies coming up, including next year’s X-Men film “Dark Phoenix” and the sequel “It: Chapter Two,” in which the kids from Derry, Maine, are all grown up and face off against Pennywise the Clown once again.
Q: Some time ago, we were able to get the British shows “As Time Goes By” and “Keeping Up Appearances” on one of our local channels. Do you know why they were removed? We have Spectrum TV, which used to be called Time Warner. – Carole M.
A: For those who haven’t had the pleasure of watching these British gems, “As Time Goes By” ran from 1992 to 2005 and starred Oscar-winner Judi Dench, while “Keeping Up Appearances” ran from 1990 to 1995 and starred Patricia Routledge. It is BBC Worldwide’s most exported television program.
If neither show is available on your local PBS station or another network, you might want to consider paying a monthly fee for Amazon Prime and signing up for its BritBox subscription. BritBox offers a slew of BBC series, including your two favorites. If you don’t have a streaming device such as an Amazon Fire Stick to plug into your TV, you can watch them on your computer or tablet at www.Britbox.com.
You can purchase a Fire Stick or other streaming device like Roku almost anywhere, specifically Walmart or Target. It should come with some easy instructions, but if you have a friend or relative who is knowledgeable about such things, enlist their help.
In the meantime, call or write your cable company’s local office to ask about your favorite shows and see if they are coming back.
Q: On “Blue Bloods,” first Danny’s house blows up, then his wife is killed, and now his oldest son is gone. Is the son dead too? – J.P.M.
A: Even though Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) has had a lot of bad luck lately, his son Jack appears to still be breathing. According to CountryLiving.com, when Jack went off to college, his portrayer, actor Tony Terraciano did too. CBS reported that he hasn’t been written off “Blue Bloods” and will appear as his school schedule permits. “Blue Bloods” is now in its ninth season on CBS.
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