Matt Bendoris
The Scottish Sun
United Kingdom
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Big-hearted Lizzo sends touching gift to tiny Scots venue where she played as an unknown singer
BIG-HEARTED Lizzo sent free tickets for her Hydro show - to staff at a tiny Scots venue where she performed as an unknown artist.The US superstar made → Read More
I was on the brink of ending it all, a trip to Glencoe saved my life
DAREDEVIL telly adventurer Simon Reeve has revealed how a soul-searching trip to Scotland saved his life.The BBC presenter, who has hosted a string of → Read More
River City star eyes up dream career move
LEAH MacRae has worked with TV royalty and met her football idol – but admits she’d really love to cook up a storm Down Under with a MasterChef star. The actress recently landed a plum role a… → Read More
I took the plunge at the World Ice Swimming Championships in France – I felt as high as a kite...
FANCY a dip in a lake where you have to break the ice first just to get wet? It might not be everyone’s idea of fun but over 400 competitors from 43 countries travelled to the Alpine town of Samoën… → Read More
Old Bailey judge heading to Aberdeen for Granite Noir book festival
A RETIRED Old Bailey judge – who will be one of the star attractions at this week’s Granite Noir crime writing festival in Aberdeen – has given her verdict on some unique Scottish laws.… → Read More
Celebs & sports stars who have sacrificed jobs over religious beliefs as Kate Forbes SNP leader bid row rages on
WANNABE First Minister Kate Forbes saw her campaign collapse before it truly got started this week over her hardline Christian views.The SNP finance s → Read More
I was a binman, now I’ve won telly’s toughest show SAS: Who Dares Wins
BINMAN Grant Flynn reveals how he used his ADHD as his personal superpower to trash his rivals in SAS: Who Dares Wins.Viewers saw the Edinburgh refuse → Read More
From Star Wars to Titanic – the most bizarre trigger warnings revealed as Roald Dahl row rages...
LEGENDARY children’s author Roald Dahl’s books are being re-edited to include politically correct changes to mentions of weight, mental health, gender and race. Publisher Puffin worked with a colle… → Read More
Scots screenwriter reveals how real-life cop helped him nail BBC show on Brink’s-Mat heist...
SCREENWRITER Neil Forsyth reveals how he struck gold with the hit drama about the Brink’s-Mat robbery – after going for a “long lunch” with the real-life copper who caught the criminals behin… → Read More
Nicola Sturgeon's legacy in rarely seen pics from Holyrood to Hollywood
IT’S probably hard to recall, but Nicola Sturgeon used to be game for a laugh — as these hilarious pictures reveal. As the First Minister announced she was quitting yesterday her fragile sense of h… → Read More
Sir Ian Rankin and Ann Cleeves reveal tech blunders and calamities that almost cost them bestsellers
IRVINE Welsh revealed this week how he’d lost two novels and a screenplay after spilling coffee on his laptop. The Trainspotting writer, 64, also destroyed his diary in the mishap as nothing was ba… → Read More
Grado lifts lid on Ally McCoist’s reaction to Scot Squad gag and reveals Rangers icon got PELTERS...
GRADO reveals how Ally McCoist praised his impression - even though the Rangers legend got pelters from his friends over it.The wrestler saw a clip of → Read More
Our song was played on the Kardashians
A SONG by an unsigned Scots pop duo ended up being used in a controversial episode of The Kardashians – even though the pair had never watched the reality show. Edinburgh-based band The Eves were l… → Read More
Indy venues made singers like Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran stars, we must save them – says DJ legend...
LEGENDARY DJ Steve Lemacq has been broadcasting his radio show from small music venues across the country this week - insisting they provide the platf → Read More
These devilish maths puzzles were set for 15-year-olds
JOHNNY Ball achieved the impossible by making maths popular with a whole generation of children - but reveals his own love affair with sums began to a → Read More
Best and worst Scots sequels of ALL time after two follow-ups score Oscar nominations
MOVIE sequels are finally set to have their moment of glory - after two follow-ups were nominated for Oscars for the first time.Avatar: The Way of Wat → Read More
Robert Burns had ancient "shopping list" for home improvements
THE discovery of a centuries old “shopping list” has thrown new light on the domestic arrangements between womaniser Robert Burns and his long suffering wife Jean Armour. Researchers have found a b… → Read More
I gained huge new following after Channel 4 show – fans are convinced I’m the next Sean Bean but they’re wrong
RISING Scots star Lewis Gribben has revealed how he has to let down his growing army of fans – who think he’s the next big star from Yorkshire like Sean Bean. The 26-year-old shot to fame at … → Read More
I made it big with JLS – now I’m hoping to team up with Scots superstar on the farm...
JLS star JB Gill admits he wants to team up with Calvin Harris – both in the studio and down on the farm. The boy band singer famously juggles his pop career with breeding turkeys and rasing … → Read More
I sound just like Sean Bean on screen – TV fans are always confused when they hear my real accent, says Lewis Gribben
SCOTTISH star Lewis Gribben says an English accent he honed after watching Sean Bean films has left his army of fans convinced he’s a Yorkshire lad. → Read More