Caprice completes Dancing on Ice line-up
Getty Images Model Caprice Bourret is the 12th and final celebrity confirmed to be taking part in Dancing On Ice. The 47-year-old revealed the news to Lorraine Kelly on her ITV show on Tuesday morning. “At the moment no nerves,” she said, adding: “I’m excited more than anything.” The London-based Californian is no stranger to […]
Netflix’s You and how ‘nice guys’ became the real villains
Netflix Now returning for a third series, the hit show is part of a wave of film and TV subverting preconceptions about the men who commit violence, writes Sophie Monks Kaufman. A cliché about villains propagated by film and TV is that they’re physically conspicuous, and so anyone with eyes can see they are a […]
Ex-Dover MP faces court over £35k fine
PA Media “Serious allegations” about Elphicke were initially passed to police in 2017 A former MP who was jailed for sexually assaulting two women faces fresh court proceedings after allegedly failing to pay £35,000 in costs for his trial. Charlie Elphicke was sentenced to two years in prison in September 2020 after being found guilty […]
Films showing the reality of marriage
HBO/Jojo Whilden Screen depictions of troubled relationships reflect a changing society, writes Caryn James, as a new remake of the classic TV series Scenes from a Marriage premieres. Some of today’s best film and TV series are about the absolute worst marriages. “You hated me!” the husband in the brilliant film Marriage Story (2019) screams […]
The ‘jockstrap’ that revolutionised women’s sports
Jogbra, Inc. Records, Archives Center, National Mu The first Jogbra hit the market in 1978 – now, its creators have been admitted to the Inventors Hall of Fame in the US The modern day sports bra began life as a jockstrap. It was the summer of 1977 and Lisa Lindahl, a University of Vermont graduate […]
Dwayne Johnson and why wrestlers make ideal Hollywood stars
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) With Johnson releasing another blockbuster, Disney’s Jungle Cruise, and John Cena and Dave Bautista both flying high, wrestlers have taken on the movies, and won, writes Sam Moore. The movie star is dead. That’s at least what box-office trends would have you believe. In a shift from the star-driven days of old, […]
Stormzy scoops Ed Sheeran to win top prizes
This video has been removed for rights reasons Sheeran didn’t go home empty-handed – he was given the global success award. Dua Lipa won best British female and the breakthrough award, while Gorillaz were named best British group. Reuters Stormzy seemed to struggle to believe he’d won best British male But the night belonged to […]
Have we stopped ogling them?
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) HBO’s hit drama has been among the shows showing the ugly side of wealth this year. Could the small-screen’s love affair with the 1% be coming to an end, asks Anna Bogutskaya. Earlier this month, the latest series of Succession, the hit HBO drama about warring media family the Roys, concluded with […]
Why we still love original anti-minimalist William Morris
Queens Square collection from Morris & Co (Credit: Queens Square collection from Morris & Co) The 19th-Century maximalist and activist is still inspiring the artists and interior designers of today. Cath Pound explores why his vibrant, nature-filled designs speak to us. William Morris was undoubtedly one of the most original and radical creative forces of […]
Mean Girls and SpongeBob lead nominations
Getty Images Tina Fey (centre) is nominated for writing Mean Girls Broadway musicals based on Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants lead the nominations for the 2018 Tony Awards. Mean Girls, based on the 2004 film, has 12 nominations – including one for Tina Fey, who wrote both versions. SpongeBob has taken Broadway by storm and […]