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THREE award-winning Brit actors have been announced for the new Harry Potter TV show.

From HBO, the upcoming series will adapt JK Rowling’s novels for a new generation.

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BAFTA winner Katherine Parkinson will play Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter TV show[/caption]

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Fellow BAFTA winner Daniel Rigby is set as Uncle Vernon[/caption]

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Bel Powley has also joined the show’s cast[/caption]

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Johnny Fynn has been cast in a major role[/caption]

Several new cast members have now been officially confirmed to join the Wizarding World.

Among them is Katherine Parkinson, who will be portraying beloved Weasley matriarch, Molly.

The actress, 47, is a BAFTA winner for her role as Jen in hit sitcom The IT Crowd.

Viewers may have more recently seen Katherine as Lizzie Vereker in raunchy Disney+ series Rivals.

Fellow BAFTA winner Daniel Rigby, 42, is set to play Harry’s Muggle uncle Vernon Dursley,

He won a BAFTA for playing Eric Morecambe in 2011 BBC film Eric and Ernie.

Also joining the cast is Bel Powley in the role of Harry’s biological aunt, Petunia Dursley.

Her past credits include a main role on The Morning Show, opposite Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

Lox Pratt, star of the BBC‘s upcoming Lord of the Flies, will be playing Harry’s school rival Draco Malfoy.

Meanwhile, actor Johnny Flynn, 42, will take on the role of Draco’s father, Lucius Malfoy.

He has played real-life figures such as David Bowie and a young Nicholas Winton.

Johnny also worked with predecessor Jason Isaacs in 2021 film Operation Mincemeat.

Three of Harry’s classmates have also been cast – Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, and Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown.

Rounding out these announcements is Dalgleish actor Bertie Carvel, 47, in the role of Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge.

Last month, the three screen newcomers playing Harry, Ron and Hermione were officially unveiled.

Dominic McLaughlin is set to star as Harry, with Alastair Stout as Ron and Arabella Stanton as Hermione.

Harry Potter author JK, 59 – who will also serve as executive producer of the TV series – had her say on the young trio. 

Writing on social media after the news broke, she said: “All three are wonderful. I couldn’t be happier.”

Several major adult roles were already confirmed, including John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore.

The show will also feature Janet McTeer as McGonagall, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Paapa Essiedu as Snape, Luke Thallon as Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Filch.

Speaking at the time, showrunner Francesca Gardiner said: “We are happy to announce the casting of John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, Nick Frost, Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse to play Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Hagrid, Quirrell and Filch.”

Mark Mylod, who will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO, added: “We’re delighted to have such extraordinary talent onboard, and we can’t wait to see them bring these beloved characters to new life.”

The series is also executive produced by JK Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.

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Bertie Carvel is the new Cornelius Fudge[/caption]

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The show’s three young leads were confirmed last month[/caption]

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Author JK Rowling will serve as an executive producer[/caption]

A WALES fan has been hospitalised after falling from a stand during their World Cup qualifier against Belgium.

A 29-year-old man fell from the upper tier into the lower bowl of the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Monday night.

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A Wales fan fell from the upper tier of the King Baudouin Stadium into the lower bowl on Monday night[/caption]

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The supporter received immediate medical treatment before being rushed to the hospital[/caption]

The man, who has not been named, was treated at the scene before being rushed to the hospital.

He is believed to have fallen into the lower stands as Wales fans celebrated Brennan Johnson‘s 70th-minute strike to make it 3-3.

The BBC claim the fan miraculously escaped the fall with a “minor” back injury.

The supporter is expected to be discharged from hospital in the coming days.

A 4,500-strong troupe of Wales supporters travelled to Brussels to see Craig Bellamy‘s boys take on the Red Devils, who ran out 4-3 winners.

It was a nightmare start for the visitors, who found themselves THREE GOALS DOWN in just 27 minutes thanks to strikes from Romelu Lukaku, Youri Tielemans and Jeremy Doku.

They got themselves back on level terms thanks to a first-half stoppage time penalty from Harry Wilson and second-half goals from Sorba Thomas and Johnson.

But they were cruelly denied a point by an 88th-minute winner by soon-to-be free agent Kevin de Bruyne.

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Bellamy was proud as punch with his troops’ display, saying: “I don’t like losing.

“I understand the game, but how you lose is more important.

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Wales suffered an agonising 4-3 defeat to Belgium[/caption]

“Who are you as a person? Who is your team? I see that and I’m beyond proud. We’re a good team.

“I understand results, I really do, but football means more to me than that.

“It always has done. I’d rather try something great and fail than do nothing and succeed.”

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A MUM-of-11 has revealed how trolls have rudely told her she must have a “breeding kink” to have so many kids.

Karissa Collins, 40, who is pregnant with her 12th baby, shared how haters have also asked if she is aware of birth control.

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Karissa and Mandrae Collins, who have 11 kids, have shared comments they have received as parents[/caption]

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The couple shrug off any rude comments they are given[/caption]

However, US-based Karissa and husband Manrdrae Cardell Collins, insist they love their bumper brood and ignore any negative comments they get.

On her TikTok account, @thecollinskids, Karissa showed each child and the comments people said after they had each one.

This showed that you can never please everyone no matter how many kids you decide to have.

After they had their first baby – a girl – they were asked if they would try for a boy.

The couple then got a boy and people asked them if they would then stop having kids as they had one of each.

After their third child, they were asked “have you heard of birth control”, with people telling them “your hands are too full” following their fourth.

She previously revealed she doesn’t use contraception, which isn’t a surprise given her large family.

The busy mum explained: “No we don’t do condoms, pulling out, spousal denial, tracking days, or individual pleasure. 

“We let God give freely and we receive it with joy.”

Other comments they have received after each child include “that’s a lot of weddings to pay for”, “you better stop, your body is failing”, “you need a tv” and “bro can’t pull out of a driveway.”

When they gave birth to their latest child, number 11, people said “she has a breeding kink”.

Thankfully Karissa saw the comical side of the comments, and said “people are funny.”

Karissa first became a mum at the age of 25, and has subsequently been pregnant when she was 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 39 and 40.

Alongside being pregnant, the Christian mum also homeschools her kids, while husband Manrdrae works in the auto finance industry.

Last month, she surprised people by announcing she was pregnant just eight months after giving birth.

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She previously hit back at people who say her kids must have come from four different dads.

Karissa insists she’s never even kissed anyone other than Manrdrae, who she married in 2007.

The mum said: “Nope just one dad here! “Yes they’re all ours. All 12 of them!

“They all came out of my body and were created with my first and only boyfriend.

“After we got married of course. I can’t believe we will have been married 18 years on the 23rd.”

As well as not dating anyone else, Karissa said she’s never smoked, drank alcohol, sworn, drank coffee, or had a C-section with her babies.

In response to the rude remarks, Karissa beamed: “Guess what! I saved myself for marriage. 

“Not sure how that’s disgusting or confusing. Let’s normalise couples raising children in loving families.”

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Tackling criticism

The mum-of-11 said she doesn’t read cruel comments on blogs or social media about her family.

She explained: “Yes I know the hate is there. 

“Yes I know the haters make up lies daily and want my family destroyed. 

“Yes I know everyone thinks they know me from some 1 min videos. 

“Yes we all parent different. Yes we all have different belief systems.

“My page is for mamas that want to seek God and raise families for him. I’m well aware that’s few and far between. 

“I’m not here to grow a following but rather to challenge your thinking and push you to greatness. To make you smile and make you laugh. 

They all came out of my body and were created with my first and only boyfriend

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“To bring community together and have a safe place to trust God. 

“To show you that all things are possible through Christ. 

“To encourage you that his ways are better. And to remind you that we’re all human and doing our best.”

“He’s my first and only. And we are free to enjoy each other in a loving and holy marriage. 

“Children are the blessing that comes out of it. God’s plan for marriage and reproducing is so perfect.”