HelloMagazine.com – 8th March, 2013

REG has commemorated the special occasion with a tweet. Richard E. Grant, who is famed for his starring role in Withnail & I, is a keen supporter of the celebration, which takes place across the world today. Richard tweeted:

“INTL Women’s Day! Women rule my world. Hurry up and rule the rest. Equal pay. Equal rights. Equal everything. You already know my PM choice” tweeted the star, who received 163 retweets for the sentiment.

What, NO Botox??

The celebrity Twitterverse have gathered together to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Taking a break from her hectic Britain And Ireland’s Next Top Model judging schedule, Dannii Minogue also tweeted her support for the event.

“Happy International Womens Day to all my lovely ladies. Tweet ‘what it means to be a woman’ at 3.30pm today for #WIEshare”

Queen Rania of Jordan also offered her praise for the day.

“Happy International Women’s Day! Let us celebrate how far we have come and remember how much more we still have to offer #IWD.”

And for plenty of stars, the day warranted some fun celebrations.

“International Women’s Day! Chocolate for everyone!” joked Radio 1 DJ Jameela Jamil.

Although only popular in recent years, the first national women’s day was celebrated in 1908 in America. The international celebration came into force in 1977 as a UN initiative.

This is the first of two special days for British ladies this week. Celebrities and the public have struck lucky as they partake in mother’s day celebrations on Sunday.

Other celebrity International Women’s Day tweets:

Yoko Ono: “For International #WomensDay for our sisters all over the world ?yoko”

Caroline Flack: “Happy international womens day to all women. Yes to being a woman!!!! Lets all be nice and support each other always xxx”

Dawn Porter: “Big up to some awesome ladies on International Women’s Day ”

Alexa Chung: “Laaaaaaaaaadies. Happy International Women’s Day. Xxxxxx”

Alexandra Burke: “Happy international women’s day to all you amazing women out there… Blessings … Xxxxx”

Ricky Martin: “Mothers,sisters,granddaughters,mothers in law,grandmothers,aunts,girlfriends,friends,nieces,daughters,wives Happy International Women’s Day!”

Erin O’Connor: “Happy international women’s day! #IWD”

Giovanna Fletcher: “Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate I’m off to see @emma_willis for hugs and a natter. We’ve been apart for 6days… it’s hurt! Xxx”

Cherry Healey: I love how International Women’s Day is dominating twitter today. A loud voice for an important day”

Ed Miliband: “#InternationalWomensDay message, an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come & how far we still must go”

According to BBC America’s press release, Richard E. Grant, who appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas episode ‘The Snowmen’, will be returning to the fold sometime in the next eight episodes. Richard played Dr. Walter Simeon, head of the Great Intelligence Institute and the mastermind behind a plan to take over the world with killer snowmen.

In the Christmas special, The Great Intelligence was a disembodied life force, voiced by Sir Ian McKellen, who allied with Simeon in the plot to take over the world. The Great Intelligence first came to light as a villain during the Troughton era (Doctor Who # 2). It also made a cameo in the 20th anniversary adventure ‘The Five Doctors’.

Doctor Who premieres March 30th on the BBC, and on BBC America, as part of their “Supernatural Saturday” lineup.

And, speaking of things ‘Doctor Who’, here’s a retro pic from the 51st Annual BAFTA awards in 1999 featuring REG and Alex Kingston, who plays River Song.

Richard E Grant, along with Peter Firth (who played the head of MI5’s counter-terrorism department in ‘Spooks’) and Anton Lesser, will appear in The Iraq Dossier which will air on Radio 4 on March 2nd. The drama, written by David Morley, tells the story of government scientist Dr Brian Jones’s attempt to curb exaggeration and inaccuracy in a dossier on weapons of mass destruction that was used to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The story is compiled from the mountain of evidence submitted to the Chilcot Inquiry, Hutton Inquiry, Butler Report, House of Commons reports and what has been written in memoirs and diaries, and follows Jones, played by Richard E Grant, as he attempts to stop exaggeration and inaccuracy creeping into the document.

Using e-mails, memos and first-hand testimonies submitted as part of the Hutton Inquiry, the play goes behind the scenes at Downing Street and Whitehall to uncover the story of the controversial document that persuaded MPs to back a second Gulf War, and hardened public opinion against Saddam Hussein.

The programme airs on Radio 4 on 2nd March at 2.30pm

Rebecca Dakin, author of “The Girlfriend Experience”, talks to Richard about the lesser-known secrets of posh hotels.

REG & Anya Hindmarch – 19th February, 2013

Here are some images and video of Richard at The 2013 London Fashion Week. In the video above, Richard shares his experience of the Anya Hindmarch show he attended.

ABOVE: Richard E. Grant attends the Anya Hindmarch Autumn/Winter 2013 presentation during London Fashion Week at P3 on February 19, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)

Richard E. Grant and Tallulah Harlech (Photo by Dave Benett)

REG & Jasper Conran – 16th February, 2013

Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant is sighted leaving Somerset House during London Fashion Week Jasper Conran front row on February 16, 2013 in London. (Photo by Ming Yeung/FilmMagic)