Nicole Scherzinger Gets Candid About Her Hopes To Start A Family In The Future

Posted on 28/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Nicole Scherzinger has shared her hopes to become a mother in the future.

The former Pussycat Dolls singer told The Times she would “love to” start a family, although her work is currently her priority.

“I’ve never shied away from that. I can’t wait,” the X Factor star shared. “It’s like the clock is ticking. I want to have a baby but work calls.

“But I’m going to have to make time because, yes, I cannot wait to have children.”

Nicole has been engaged to former rugby player Thom Evans since June 2023, after they met on the celebrity edition of The X Factor in 2019, on which the Poison singer was a judge and he was a contestant.

Thom Evans and Nicole Scherzinger at the Oliviers in April

“It’s nice, because he likes a system – he’s extremely organised and he’s extremely on time, which is the opposite of me, so he makes me so much better in that way,” Nicole said of the former Strictly Come Dancing contestant.

“I don’t know if all rugby players are like this but he’s the cleanest.”

During the interview, Nicole made it clear that he and her fiancé were in no rush to get married, particularly as she’s about to head into a new Broadway revival of Sunset Boulevard.

“The year after that,” she insisted, while her publicist noted the wedding is “not even planned” for the time being.

It’s fair to say the past year has been an exciting one for Nicole, after she won rave reviews for her leading performance as Norma Desmond in Jamie Lloyd’s reimagined revival of Sunset Boulevard.

After winning an Olivier last month, the same show is now Broadway-bound, with her co-star Tom Francis also set to join her across the pond when Sunset Bouelvard opens in September.

Alicia Vikander Shares Her Take On Jude Law Stinking Up The Set Of Their New Movie

Posted on 27/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Jude Law’s rather, um, extreme measures to get into character on the set of his new film, Firebrand, didn’t sit well with his co-star, Alicia Vikander.

Firebrand, which hit cinemas last week, is a historical thriller that probes the relationship between England’s King Henry VIII (played by Law) and his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr (Vikander).

In order to portray Henry VIII in his final days, Law said he worked with a perfume specialist to come up with a “repulsive” fragrance that would reflect his character’s mental and physical state.

“You’ve got to step into these characters every day. And so sometimes if you can do something that just is, not really a shortcut, but it’s about really finding a place,” he told Business Insider in an interview published this week. “It’s a ritual, and it can just put you in a certain frame of mind or mood. It can help or it certainly helps me.”

But when Law suggested that Vikander “got used” to the stench, his co-star quickly interjected.

“I didn’t really, it was that bad!” she told Business Insider.

Jude Law and Alicia Vikander at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where "Firebrand" had its world premiere. — Jude Law and Alicia Vikander at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where “Firebrand” had its world premiere.

The subject of Law’s aroma has come up numerous times during the rollout for Firebrand, which premiered at France’s Cannes Film Festival last year and was screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York earlier this month.

“I read that Henry, because of these agonising ulcers he had on his legs, really smelled like he was actually rotting,” Law told Yahoo! Entertainment last week. “So we came up with this disgusting odour that created a pungency and sickening scent around him.”

As to what such an odour would actually entail, the Sherlock Homes actor told Variety last year that the perfume specialist had concocted an “extraordinary variety of blood, fecael matter and sweat.”

Whether such levels of preparation on the “Firebrand” set ultimately paid off is questionable, however, as early reviews have so far been mixed.

Though The Hollywood Reporter praised the movie for “[rescuing] an inspiring woman from history’s footnotes,” Slant called it “often shapeless and rudderless.”

Oprah Names ‘One Of The Most Hurtful Things’ That’s Publicly Happened To Her

Posted on 27/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Oprah Winfrey is reflecting on how her weight has been the topic of national conversation for decades.

During a candid conversation on the first episode of The Jamie Kern Lima Show shared on Tuesday, Winfrey spoke about how mocking her for her size was an “accepted” form of ridicule.

“For 25 years, every single week in one form or another, there was some tabloid exploitation of my weight,” she said, adding that “making fun of my weight was national sport for 25 years.”

“Comedians did it, the best comedians did it, the highest comedians did it, people with their shows did it ― it was just accepted that you could make fun of me and my weight,” she said before listing off some of the things people had done that had stuck with her to this day.

Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere for Hulu's "The 1619 Project" at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Jan. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles. — Oprah Winfrey attends the premiere for Hulu’s “The 1619 Project” at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Jan. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles.

“One of the most hurtful things was In Living Colour had done a skit where the woman was doing something and she just kept eating and getting fatter and fatter and fatter,” Winfrey explained. “And the comedy bit was that eventually she just exploded, and you know, the whole audience fell out [laughing]. And the woman was me.”

“And that was just accepted! That was just a thing that was accepted,” Winfrey said. “So I have borne this weight thing and carried it to the point where I just feel like, I’ve just recently turned 70 and I’m not carrying it into the next decade. I’m done with it.”

Many celebrities who have long been in the public eye are opening up about what it was like to be scrutinized during a more lawless time in media.

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Victoria Beckham has shared how being judged for her postpartum weight left her not wanting to go outside, for fear of what tabloids would say.

“I remember after I had Brooklyn, my first outing was on the front page of the newspaper, with arrows pointing to where I needed to lose weight,” she shared in an interview with Grazia last month.

The former Spice Girl said things didn’t get much better after she’d lost the weight she gained during pregnancy. During an appearance on the show Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush, host Chris Evans made Beckham do a particularly gross stunt on TV.

“I’d just had Brooklyn and lost a lot of weight after,” the singer told Vogue Australia in 2022. “It happened to my mum after her pregnancies. It doesn’t mean you have an eating disorder. And he made me stand on scales and be weighed. Can you imagine doing that nowadays?”

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Travis Kelce Opens Up About The 1 Moment He Really ‘Started To Fall For’ Taylor Swift

Posted on 25/06/2024 by Boris Clair

After Travis Kelce made his stage debut at Taylor Swift’s Eras tour in London this weekend, it seems the couple are more loved up than ever.

The pair were first romantically linked in early September 2023, before the pop icon attended one of the Kansas City Chief player’s games later that month.

They’ve since been spotted out and about together on numerous occasions, and the couple have supported one another in their respective vocations on the field and stage.

Now, the American football star has opened up about when he realised he was “falling” for the Karma singer.

Speaking on the latest episode of the Bussin’ With The Boys podcast, Travis explained how the 14-time Grammy winner can relate to things like his team’s big Super Bowl win in February.

“She’s very self-aware,” he said. “She understands situations like that and I think that’s why I really started to fall for her, how genuine she is just around friends and family.

“It can get crazy for somebody with that much attention and she keeps it so chill and so cool and I can admire it for sure.”

However, Travis said the moment that “really won me over” was how the pop singer handled her first public outing at a Chiefs game.

The NFL star recalled that the singer wanted to “be around family and friends, and experience this with everybody”, and chose to not opt for extra security but instead walk through the front door..

He added that while he wants to “keep things private” when it comes to his relationship, he’s also “not here to hide anything”.

“That’s my girl, that’s my lady, so it’s like, I’m proud of that,” the Super Bowl champ shared.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift share a kiss after his win at the 2024 Super Bowl

On Sunday night, Travis made a brief but memorable appearance at Taylor’s third Wembley Stadium show, sending Swifties into a frenzy.

The singer has since posted on Instagram that she was “still cracking up/swooning over [Travis’] Eras Tour debut”.

And that all came after Taylor posted a selfie with her boyfriend and Prince William, along with the future monarch’s children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Elsewhere at her big Wembley weekend, Taylor duetted with Paramore’s Hayley Williams and sang for countless A-listers in the audience who went wild for the Shake It Off star.

Glastonbury 2024: What Will The Weather (And The Traffic) Will Be Like This Year?

Posted on 25/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Planning for any big festival takes a sufficient amount of organising before the partying starts, but Glastonbury is an entirely different beast.

The UK’s world famous music festival returns for yet another year from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 June, where Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are all set to headline on the iconic Pyramid stage.

With the annual bash kicking off this week, some 200,000 festival goers are preparing to descend on Worthy Farm.

Here’s everything you need to know to prepare – including the weather forecast…

When is the best time to travel to Glastonbury?

Most car parks at the festival will be open from 9pm on Tuesday 25 June, although it’s worth pointing out that festival-goers are not allowed to camp in them. If you’re willing, you could get there nice and early to secure a good parking spot – but that will mean waiting in either your vehicle or the entrance queue overnight.

Most people travel to the site on Wednesday, which is why it’s usually the worst day of the five-day stretch in terms of traffic delays. Thursday is significantly quieter, but that does mean you would miss the initial excitement of the festival, and, of course, potentially your preferred camping spot.

Entering and leaving the festival on Friday and Saturday is usually quite easy because it’s already the middle of the extravaganza, so traffic levels are quite low.

The National Highways’ emergency planner for the South West, John Ingram has previously encouraged festival-goers to “check our traffic and travel information channels” and to “set off early and allow plenty of time”.

He added that warm weather means it’s worth “pre-checking your vehicles for oil, fuel and coolant levels” as well as correctly inflated tyres.

Travel with drinking water too, and don’t forget to take breaks!

What is the best route to get into Glastonbury?

The busiest road is usually the M5, particularly junctions 25 and 23.

But, the A39 and A361 get pretty full too on the peak travel days.

The A303 and A37 are the main ways for drivers to travel from London too, especially the A303 eastbound.

However, the actual village of Glastonbury is five miles away from the site meaning it’s normally pretty undisturbed by the excitement of the music festival.

If you’re dropping people off, try to avoid doing so on local roads as that can lead to more build-ups (and can mean a long trek to the actual event).

Instead, try using the Bath and West Showground as a drop-off spot – festival-goers can jump on the free bus to Pedestrian Gate A.

When is the best time to leave Glastonbury?

Traffic starts to build up again on Sunday, with many choosing to leave after the headline act finishes up.

And this congestion only gets worse through Monday, with experts arriving setting off at around 6am as the optimum time (4pm is apparently the “worst time” to start that long journey home).

What will the weather be like at Glastonbury?

What will the weather be like at Glastonbury 2024?

According to the Met Office, Glastonbury is looking like a dry one this year. For the most part, at least…

Wednesday

You’re going to need to lay sunscreen on thick for day one, as sunny intervals are expected throughout the day – with highs of 27°C.

Thursday

Things will cool down by Thursday, with highs of 19°C, and cloud cover forecasted for most of the day (still, don’t forget that SPF!). There’s also a 50% chance of rain from around 1pm.

Friday

The Met predicts “sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy” and a high of 17°C by 1pm, but the farm should remain dry as Dua Lipa takes to the stage as the festival’s first headliner.

Saturday

There should be some sun early Saturday, but cloud cover is expected by late morning. However, there will still be highs of 20°C and – thankfully! – no rain predicted.

Sunday

The final day of the festival might just be the most pleasant weather-wise, as temperatures are expected to reach 19°C at 1pm and the sun is out for most of the day.

Monday

Thankfully things are looking dry for the packing up too, and by midday there will probably be some cloud cover. But still expect sunny intervals and a temperature high of 19°C by 1pm.

Man Had ‘Real Intention’ To Kidnap, Rape And Murder Holly Willoughby, Court Hears

Posted on 24/06/2024 by Boris Clair

This article contains discussions of violence and sexual assault.

A man plotted to kidnap, rape and murder TV personality Holly Willoughby, a court has heard.

In October 2023, it was first reported by The Sun that the former This Morning host was “under police guard” after “sinister” messages were found on a man’s phone reportedly threatening to “seriously harm” the daytime TV presenter.

He was later charged with soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap, with the trial getting underway on Monday at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Prosecution Alison Morgan KC said that Gavin Plumb, a security guard from Harlow in Essex, had a serious and “real intention” to kidnap the daytime star from her home and take her to “a location where she would be raped repeatedly”, before murdering her.

Plumb has denied accusations of soliciting murder, inciting kidnap and inciting rape made against him.

“It was not just the ramblings of a fantasist; the defendant had carefully planned what he would do,” Morgan said.

The prosecution added that Plumb’s alleged plans only came to light after he shared them with an undercover police officer based in the US, with whom he’d been speaking online.

Morgan told the court: “The defendant explained his plans to kidnap, rape and murder the celebrity Holly Willoughby. The defendant set out his plans and sought to encourage the other person to commit those offences with him.

“The defendant’s plans as to what he would do to Holly Willoughby were graphic and were obviously sexually motivated. They were real to him, members of the jury, and were based on an obsession with Holly Willoughby that had developed over a number of years.”

Holly Willoughby at the National Television Awards in September 2023

“What the defendant did not know then, was that the person that he was communicating with online was an undercover police officer based in the USA and not, in fact, a like-minded abductor,” she added.

“The defendant’s planning of the offences was then interrupted and he was arrested by the police.”

Plumb apparently described his plan as his “ultimate fantasy”, claiming: “I’m now at the point that fantasy isn’t enough anymore. I want the real thing.”

BBC News has reported that the trial is expected to continue for the next two weeks.

When details of the kidnap plot were first made public, it was reported that Holly was “under police guard at her home”.

She subsequently made the decision to step down from This Morning after 14 years at the helm, and took an extended break from the media spotlight.

Willoughby made her return to TV in January when she and new co-host Stephen Mulhern presented the latest series of Dancing On Ice.

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There’s Been An Intriguing Update From Liam Gallagher Amid Fresh Oasis Reunion Claims

Posted on 24/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Liam Gallagher has spoken out amid rumours that he and his brother Noel had recently been planning an Oasis reunion.

The Gallagher brothers were part of Oasis for 18 years before they ultimately went their separate ways in 2009 , and have been embroiled in a very public feud ever since.

In the years that followed, there’ve been repeated calls for Oasis to reform in some capacity, with The Mirror reporting over the weekend that Liam and Noel had even quietly set dates aside this year to perform at Wembley Stadium, which would have taken place in July.

However, the tabloid cited an undisclosed “source” who claimed these plans “collapsed” when Noel decided not to be involved and the booked dates were then cancelled.

Noel and Liam Gallagher pictured in 2005

On Sunday morning, one fan asked Liam on X if an Oasis reunion was “actually happening”, to which he responded: “Nobody’s told me, maybe [they’re] getting a new singer like the dude out of Queen.”

The following day, another fan asked Liam more directly about the rumours of three nights at Wembley.

“What you asking me for? I know nothing,” Liam wrote back.

Back in February, Liam told Mojo magazine that an offer had been put “on the table” for Oasis to get back together, but Noel wasn’t interested.

“Noel? He ain’t fucking doing it,” he said. “We put an offer on the table for an Oasis thing, because we got offered it – he said no. It was a big tour, a lot of money.”

When Liam claimed around this time that his “greedy” brother had turned down £100 million to reunite, Noel made a rare comment on X, insisting: “I am not aware of any offer from anybody for any amount of money to reform the legendary Mancunian Rock’n’Roll group Oasis.”

“I am fully aware though that someone has a single to promote so that’s maybe where the confusion lies,” he also quipped.

Liam is currently in the middle of an arena tour, performing Oasis’ seminal Definitely Maybe album in full to commemorate its 30th anniversary.

Kevin Costner Claims Princess Diana ‘Fancied’ Him, And Would Have Starred In Bodyguard Sequel

Posted on 22/06/2024 by Boris Clair

Kevin Costner never got to act alongside Princess Diana in a planned sequel to The Bodyguard, but he nonetheless has fond memories of his brief professional encounter with the late British royal.

In a wide-ranging interview on The Howard Stern Show this week, Kevin recalled approaching Diana about a potential role in a followup to the 1992 romantic drama, in which he’d starred opposite Whitney Houston.

He also credited Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, with connecting them sometime around 1996.

The project was shelved shelved in the wake of Diana’s death in a car crash in 1997, at the age of 36.

“I never made that movie because I could not replace Princess Di,” Kevin explained.

As for plot specifics, the movie would’ve taken place at least partly in Hong Kong and, in a case of art imitating life, would’ve depicted Diana’s break from the British royal family.

Watch Kevin Costner discuss Princess Diana and The Bodyguard below:

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At some point in their discussions, Diana – who would’ve been making her screen acting debut in the film – made a very specific request, Kevin recalled.

“She said, ‘Is there going to be a kissing scene?’ And I said, ‘Do you want there to be one?’ And she said, ‘Yeah,’” he claimed. “And I said, ‘Then we’ll do that.’”

The original Bodyguard follows actor and singer Rachel Marron (played by Whitney), who hires a former Secret Service agent, Frank Farmer (Costner), after receiving death threats from an unknown stalker.

At first, the straight-laced Frank has no patience for Rachel’s diva antics. But the pair eventually fall in love ― and their budding romance puts both of their lives in danger.

The Bodyguard soundtrack featured Whitney’s stirring remake of Dolly Parton’s I Will Always Love You, as well as the hits I Have Nothing and I’m Every Woman. It remains the bestselling movie album of all time.

Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner at the Los Angeles premiere of The Bodyguard in 1992.

It’s unclear whether Diana would’ve been playing the film’s romantic lead, as Whitney did in the original. In his chat with Howard Stern, Kevin alluded to an unnamed Asian actor who was being considered as a love interest for his character.

Elsewhere in the interview, Kevin also opened up about an encounter he’d had with Prince William years later.

“He looked at me and he said, ‘My mum fancied you,’” he said. “It was the sweetest, gentlest thing.”

Kevin first opened up about his long-defunct Bodyguard sequel plans in a 2012 chat with Anderson Cooper. The Howard Stern interview, however, appears to be the first time he’s shared much about the plot ― as well as his potential co-star’s alleged crush.

Though the Bodyguard sequel never saw the light of day, plans for a remake of the original film were announced in 2021. Matthew López, who made his directorial debut last year with the gay romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue, is attached to write the screenplay, with Cardi B previously tipped for the main role.