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Dick Van Dyke, 97, unveiled as Gnome on Masked Singer leaving Nicole Scherzinger in tears

Nicole Scherzinger said it was 'an honour' to see Dick Van Dyke performing live on The Masked Singer, gushing over how 'gorgeous and handsome' the award-winning actor is

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Dame Joanna Lumley remembers the Queen as ‘all that was kind and fair’

Sir Rod Stewart and Dick Van Dyke were among those reflecting on their encounters with the Queen as a period of mourning begins.

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Extremely Rare Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Movie Art Sold At Auction

It was made in Italy in 1967 at the famous Pines factory and is in good condition.

Zenger · Aug 18, 2022

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Dick Van Dyke: 96-year-old Mary Poppins star says he’s ‘just glad to still be here’

Actor was seen running errands in Malibu, California last week

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Dick Van Dyke looks younger than his 96 years as he shops with his 50-year-old wife

Dick Van Dyke first met second wife Arlene Silver at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2007, when he was presenting his Mary Poppins co-star Julie Andrews with a Lifetime Achievement Award

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

Moon Knight review: Oscar Isaac’s London accent would give Dick Van Dyke nightmares

Oscar Isaac and Ethan Hawke battle it out in a show that doesn’t take itself too seriously

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Cor blimey, guv’nor! From Moon Knight to Mary Poppins, we round up the worst London accents on film

Brace your ears for a round-up of the worst London accents ever committed to screen

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2022

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In defence of the Yank chimney-sweep

A Londoner who lives in Bangkok has made a spirited defence of Dick Van Dyke's much-maligned cockney accent as a chimney-sweep in Mary Poppins, which was mentioned in last week's column.

Bangkok Post · Mar 19, 2022

Weird film accents: the new Dick Van Dykes

They’re actors, how hard can it be? Lily James lays it on thick as Pamela Anderson, while Julia Garner’s just baffling in Inventing Anna. Then there’s Lady Gaga …

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022

Disney's Marvel Moon Knight lambasted for 'atrocious Mary Poppins Cockney accents'

Marvel fans couldn't believe their ears after the Londoners gave the 'worst impression' of the accent since Dick Van Dyke's chimney sweep

Daily Mirror · Jan 18, 2022

Moon Knight: Oscar Isaac’s British accent sounds like Dick Van Dyke doing Alan Bennett

I expected Marvel’s new mercenary superhero to sound growly and cool, not like an 18th-century Leicestershire grandmother

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022

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