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Xavier López Rodríguez, the Mexican children’s entertainer known professionally as his character Chabelo, has died at the age of 88 .

The announcement was made by the late actor and comedian’s family, who wrote in a statement published on social media, that he had died ‘suddenly’.

In the message translated from Spanish, they wrote: ‘This is a very sad morning, Xavier Lopez Chabelo, father, brother and husband has left us suddenly, cause of abdominal complications.’

They continued: ‘With a torn soul and knowing that many and many people have loved him for many years and that they will feel his departure, we ask you to pray for his rest and give us the opportunity to pass in peace the grief that overwhelms our whole family. Lopez Miranda Family.’

López was best-known for his TV show, En Familia con Chabelo, which ran for almost half a century from 1967 to 2015.

The TV presenter and singer also produced shows including La Cuchufleta and La Güereja Quiere Más, and he was featured in more than 30 films in his career.

Tributes have poured in for the late performer, with one coming from the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

In his translated statement, the politician wrote: ‘Hugs to family and friends for the death of Xavier López “Chabelo”. How can I forget that my eldest son woke up early to see him over 40 years ago.’

One person wrote: ‘So sad to hear about the dead of Chabelo. Like millions of kids in Mexico, I watched Chabelo’s game show religiously every Sunday morning my entire childhood. His show was on for 48 years, imagine how many families across generations watched him. RIP.’

‘México lost another legend. What a legend, ty for the happy childhood,’ someone else said.

López earned a couple of Guinness World Records in his lifetime, first for his TV show running for 44 years with an uninterrupted broadcast, and then for portraying his character Chabelo for more than 57 years.

The star was born in Chicago, Illinois before his family moved back to Mexico to live in the city of León.

He is survived by his children and his wife, Teresita Miranda.

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EXCLUSIVE : Thruline Entertainment has promoted longtime talent manager Ashley Franklin to Partner.

Franklin has been at Thruline since 2011, guiding the careers of such actors as Lacey Chabert, Matt Czuchry, Emily Bergl and Lindy Booth, all of whom have been clients of hers for more than 15 years. Before transitioning into management, Franklin spent several years at the William Morris Agency, first as a mailroom trainee then as assistant to then-agent George Freeman before getting promoted to agent.

“We are so pleased to recognize Ashley in this way,” said Thruline partner JB Roberts.  “She is a fierce advocate for her clients, a trusted colleague and valuable mentor.”

Thruline Entertainment’s acting clients also include Allison Janney, Eric Stonestreet, Michael Cera, Ron Livingston, John Hawkes and Blair Underwood.

The company’s TV production credits include Hulu series The Great , starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, which launches its third season in May; upcoming AMC crime drama Parish, starring Giancarlo Esposito; and, the long-running NBCU franchise Psych .

EXCLUSIVE : Kaelyn Hutchins has joined Silver Lining Entertainment as a Manager, the company announced on Monday.

Hutchins comes to Silver Lining from Principal Entertainment LA, where she worked as a talent manager for almost nine years. She launched her career in representation as an assistant at the L.A.-based boutique Jordan Lee Talent beginning in 2014, prior to that serving as a Features Programmer for the Newport Beach Film Festival for a little over two years.

Notable clients joining Hutchins in her move to Silver Lining Entertainment include actresses Annie Gonzalez ( Flamin’ Hot ), Aziza Scott ( Home Before Dark ) and Maya Lynne Robinson ( The Unicorn ), to name a few.

Jeff Golenberg, Sam Maydew and Jason Shapiro co-founded the full-service management and production company in 2013. Their current roster also includes Vincent D’Onofrio, Katherine Waterston, Markella Kavenagh, Retta, Nicholas Pinnock, Meg Donnelly, Josh Rivera, Amybeth McNulty, Mike Colter, Rosie Perez and Jason Isaacs, among others.

Coming up next for Silver Lining on the production side is the comedy Paint , written and directed by client Brit McAdams. The film starring Owen Wilson as fictional Bob Ross type Carl Nargle is slated for release by IFC Films on April 7th. Also on its path to release is client Keir O’Donnell’s directorial debut Marmalade , starring Joe Keery, Aldis Hodge and Camila Morrone, which is now in post-production. Silver Lining Entertainment has also partnered with producer Rob Golenberg on a first-look deal with A&E Studios.

K-pop group EXO’s agency SM Entertainment strongly denies the rumours surrounding band member Sehun. The allegations claimed that the idol had a significant other who was currently pregnant.

The news popped up on an online forum which claimed that articles related to his girlfriend and the pregnancy would be coming out following the end of the group’s promotional activities.

They released a statement in response to the reports on March 27th and threatened legal action: “The recent rumours involving Sehun which have been circulating online are completely groundless, false claims and spreading maliciously written content that is different from the truth is a criminal act. While the post has now been deleted, we are currently monitoring the situation as well as the rumour spreaders – and we will respond strongly with legal action.”

The life of those living inside the UK’s worst seaside town has been revealed.

For most people not living in this country, seaside towns are often thought of as a thing of beauty where you can spend hours sitting on a deckchair while eating ice cream until the sun sets.

But for many, the reality is very different.

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Denbighshire in Rhyl, Wales, has been labelled as the worst seaside in the UK by the Telegraph’s new Seaside Gentrification Index.

In total, 20 different seaside resorts were looked at – including runners-up South Shields, Blackpool, Southport and Scarborough – to find out how they had adapted to the ever-changing world of the last three decades.

And in Rhyl’s case . . . it hasn’t, as The Daily Mirror’s Saffron Otter found out.

She took a trip to the beleaguered town and found that it was full of “bargain shops, charity shops, the odd takeaway and beauty salon”.

And one local, who refused to be named, really laid into the town.

He said: “It used to be nice and open, you could see through to the seafront, now there are all of these buildings.

“When you’ve got adverts in the prisons in Manchester saying ‘go live in Rhyl by the sea’… You won’t get the guest houses back on the front, you can’t turn the clock back. It’s just one of those things.”

Another called it “drab”, while a Telegraph review of it said that it had “no past, no arts or entertainment, no fun”.

The town has been a whopping £85million’s worth of investment by the Government to try and restore it to its former glory.

Boasting a population of around 25,000, the town does have some things going for it, however, such as the oldest field hockey club in Wales formed in 1890.

It also has a church dating back to 1860, if you’re into historical bits.

There’s also a pier which opened in 1867 – although most of it was knocked-down in 1973.

Not all the locals are so down on it, however.

One woman, Michelle Clarke, said: “I just love the calmness of the sea, it’s beautiful. You can even see the I’m A Celebrity castle – it’s amazing when it’s all lit up at night.

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“There is a bad reputation with druggies, too many shops are shutting, it has gone downhill. But if it had the money, Rhyl will be back on the map again.”

And another anonymous bloke said: “You could put Rhyl into any major city, Manchester, London, and it would be paradise.

“It has a bad reputation but as far as I’m concerned, it’s a nice place. There is never any trouble in the town, prices are reasonable.

“There is good and bad in everywhere. Rhyl is turning the corner.”

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