Sir David Attenborough, 99, breaks record as oldest Daytime Emmy winner
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Pasadena (AP): Sir David Attenborough broke Dick Van Dyke's record for oldest Daytime Emmy winner on Friday, taking the trophy for daytime personality, non-daily as host of Netflix's "Secret Lives of Orangutans".
Attenborough, who is 99, was not on hand. The Brit's career as a writer, host and narrator spans eight decades.
Van Dyke was 98 when he won as guest performer in a daytime drama series for "Days of Our Lives" in 2024. He is the oldest actor to win a Daytime Emmy.
Jonathan Jackson of "General Hospital" and first-time nominee Susan Walters of "The Young and the Restless" won supporting acting honours.
Jackson accepted the trophy for playing Lucky Spencer, a role he originated in 1993 and has played on and off ever since.
The ABC show also claimed trophies for Alley Mills as guest performer in a daytime drama and its writing team.
It was Mills' second career win for playing Heather Webber. The 74-year-old, who first won in 2023, is best known as the mom on "The Wonder Years".
"We are living in really dark times right now. Everything is crazy," Mills told the audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. "We just got to keep our spirits high."
Walters plays Diane Jenkins on CBS' "Y&R", which she has appeared in during three different stints.
"I am so happy that I won so I can thank my husband of 40 years," she said, singling out Linden Ashby, who has appeared on the same show.
"The Young and the Restless" brought a leading 19 nominations into the 52nd annual show. It is just one of three shows nominated for best daytime drama, along with "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives".
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
