Former Big Breakfast star Gaby Roslin (Image: Getty) Even a cursory glance at Gaby Roslin’s dayglo Instagram feed tells you everything you need to know about the effervescent 59-year-old’s tortured state of mind. Luminous lime, canary yellow and retina-burning tangerine outfits abound, encasing the Duracell bunny-esque former Big Breakfast presenter, …
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Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger’s Connecticut estate (Image: Getty) Impressively, British-born Bullard keeps a straight face while saying this, as his fabulous new book, Star Style, displays the opulent homes he has designed for stars including pop icons Elton John and Cher, fashionista Tommy Hilfiger, supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio and Winnie Harlow, …
Read More »How the extrodinary mosiquto’s stung the Nazis where it hurt | Books | Entertainment
AT 11am on January 31, 1943, Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring stood up to speak. Primped and powdered in a uniform carefully tailored to flatter his bulk, the former First World War ace was in his pomp. Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe and the Third Reich’s most senior military officer, his …
Read More »Michael Chiarello’s death at 61 caused by ‘unknown allergen’ as new details emerge | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Michael Chiarello died last Friday after suffering from an allergic reaction, his representatives said this week. A new statement published on Tuesday confirms that doctors are still unsure what caused the fatal reaction. Reps for Gruppo Chiarello told PEOPLE: “The doctors don’t know what caused the allergic reaction and neither …
Read More »‘My parents were warned I’d never walk or talk… now I’m a catwalk model’ | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Ellie Goldstein is a catwalk model (Image: ) From the star photographers to the stylists, to say nothing of the models, fashion shoots are exacting environments full of egos and divas. But all that changes when Ellie Goldstein, 21, is booked on a job. Be it an ad campaign for …
Read More »From Sherlock Holmes to Luther and Cormoran Strike, London is an ideal setting for mayhem | Books | Entertainment
London is the perfect backdrop for a (fictional) murder (Image: Getty) When Sherlock Holmes stepped out of the door of 221b Baker Street for another of his timeless adventures, it was against the backdrop of what was then, still, the world’s greatest capital. It was the largest city in the …
Read More »An Opinionated Guide On Marilyn Monroe – review: Another book on the blonde bombshell | Books | Entertainment
There are hundreds of books about Marilyn Monroe, the greatest female sex symbol of the 20th Century – I should know. I even wrote one of them! The book begins with a useful chronology of Marilyn’s life from her birth on June 1, 1926 to a film that she was …
Read More »Candlewick bedspreads and corner shops…the eternal genius of Victoria Wood | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV
Breakthrough: Victoria Wood won on New Faces in 1974 (Image: ITV/BBC) Celebrated for acutely skewering the absurdities of everyday life, Victoria Wood remains one of the comedy greats of her generation. She pioneered a path for women as more than just the sidekick or comic relief. Indeed, the great Dawn …
Read More »Freedom is hard-won and easily lost – which makes it a good story, writes Ken Follett | Express Comment | Comment
Freedom is hard-won and easily lost, says Ken Follett (Image: Ken Follett) Freedom is an anomaly. Throughout the history of human civilisation, most people have lived under some kind of tyranny, with no vote and few if any rights. Even in today’s world, free people are in a minority. It’s …
Read More »Away with the fairytale remakes demands critic as Snow White live action is near | Films | Entertainment
The remake of Snow White starring Rachel Zegler may bear little resemblance to Disney’s (Image: Getty) The confirmation Disney is filming a live action remake of Snow White for release next year rather makes the heart sink. The original 1937 animated version is a classic – and a surprisingly dark …
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