90s popstar unrecognisable as he went from boyband to investment banker

When it’s bitterly cold outside at this time of the year and a biting wind blows, it’s hard to imagine life on the streets. For Julia Bradbury though, it’s a scenario she can relate to.The TV star who once slept rough for six nights as part of a BBC show called Famous, Rich and Homeless in 2016 still remembers vividly how "absolutely terrified" she was.

ACF Investment Bank, which helped with the sale of Pilgrim Studios to Lionsgate and Charlie Brooker’s Broke & Bones to Netflix, has a new majority owner.

It's one of the biggest issues facing Greater Manchester and the UK. But in Parliament, it was debated in a room of empty chairs.

Box to Box Films, the production company behind Netflix’s Formula 1: Drive To Survive, has secured a multi-million dollar investment.

A Covid bereaved group has called on the Scottish and UK governments to tell the “truth” about the early days of the Covid lockdown in Scotland, ahead of the UK Covid Inquiry resuming north of the border. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry resumes on Tuesday with hearings in Edinburgh over the next three weeks.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The musical-comedy “Shucked” had its closing performance on Broadway Sunday night, but the show went out with an even louder set of whoops than expected, as the curtain call included the news that a feature film adaptation is in the works. Show reps confirm to Variety that a movie version of “Shucked” is being set up with Mandalay Pictures. The producers for Mandalay will be Jason Michael Berman (AIR) and Jordan Moldo, along with Alan Fox.

Friends scripts that were rescued from a studio bin are to be head to auction.The season four finale drafts were recovered in 1998 by a staff member at the Fountain Studios in Wembley, where the two UK-set episodes were filmed.The scripts – which are expected to sell for between £600 and £800 – were used for the two-part season finale entitled ‘The One With Ross’s Wedding’, in which Ross famously said Rachel’s name at the alter instead of Emily’s.Amanda Butler, of Hanson Ross auctioneers in Royston, Hertfordshire, said the scripts should have been destroyed “so the ending wouldn’t be leaked”.A comedy flashback to start your Monday… Friends TV scripts (The One With Ross’s Wedding) – found in bin decades ago – set for auction @HansonRossAuct https://t.co/zUb1plAocq pic.twitter.com/1lmp5kVUuP— Hansons

“Chameleon.”Boy George has no shame about transforming his physique at the age of 62.The British singer opened up in his new memoir, “Karma,” about getting a tummy tuck and taking the weight loss drug Mounjaro.The Culture Club band member said the cosmetic procedure was “the most painful thing” he ever underwent.The “Love Is Love” singer also revealed he had three hair transplants between 2015 and 2018, just before tightening up his belly.Following the tummy tuck, George “went on tour straight after with Cyndi Lauper with the blood bag attached.”George explained that he went under the knife after losing 98 pounds due to the metabolic balance diet and needed to get rid of his extra skin.“When anyone asks about my scar I say I had twins by Cesarean. I’ve never had Botox, though, and I might be the only person in show business with my own face,” he wrote.

They were celebrities, in their time. It's hard to believe, but the stars of 1990s TV ads for Renault Clios were once more recognised by the British public than the Prime Minister of the day, John Major, and then-BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Evans. And although the actors' names might not mean much, Estelle Skornik and Max Douchin's famous catchphrase most definitely will.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Want to know which international features vying for Oscar gold are worth watching? Variety‘s team of critics has been on the ground at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and other major film festivals, on the hunt for the best of the best. In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unveiled its shortlist of 15 films eligible for the second round of voting in the Best International Feature Film category.

Tim Gray Senior Vice President After 42 years of covering awards at Variety, I recently became executive VP of the Golden Globes and, like Joni Mitchell, I’ve looked at life from both sides now. Here are a few conclusions: Campaigning is a business.More than 2,500 years ago, ancient Greeks honored the best plays at their spring festivals. Did Sophocles and Euripides campaign to win first place? Entirely possible.

Oscar Pistorius is no longer in prison.

As we welcome in the New Year, we can reveal our annual (non-exhaustive) list of U.S. and international movies we think could grace the festival circuit in 2024. We’ve stuck to our criteria that the project must already be in production and have not already been announced for a festival. More than 70% of our selections last year went on to debut at a major festival. Those that didn’t were largely delayed by the strike or are still in post-production. If the titles below make the cut, it will be a thrilling year on the festival circuit once again.

Holly Ramsay has got a matching tattoo to that of her boyfriend, olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, as their relationship goes from strength to strength. Just a day after Adam, 29, unveiled a 'H' tattoo on his chest in tribute to his girlfriend of just less than a year, Holly took to Instagram to show off an 'A' inking behind her ear. She shared a close-up snap of Adam's tattoo, alongside a picture of her own, to her Instagram stories as she tagged her beau.

This year is shaping up to be yet another frenetic one in the international media landscape, with change incoming on numerous fronts. Here, our overseas team breaks down some of the issues we think will define the entertainment and news terrain in 2024.

Meghan Markle reportedly wants answers from King Charles about her royal title, according to a royal expert. Neil Sean, a royal commentator, has claimed that Meghan and Prince Harry are confused about why they're treated differently from other royals.

Hulu has dropped a teaser from Vanderpump Villa, a new unscripted confection that takes place at Lisa Vanderpump‘s luxury French villa.

Viewers were left stunned on Saturday evening when one of the masked singers in the UK version of the hit show was revealed as music legend Dionne Warwick – and she was sent home after just one episode.

House prices are gradually coming down across the country, which is great news for buyers - especially those looking to get on the property ladder for the first time in 2024. The average cost of a home across the UK fell by an average of £3,000 in the last year, new data from the Land Registry has revealed.

The famous 'test card' girl from the BBC, Carole Hersee, is now unrecognisable after avoiding the spotlight for 40 years. We all remember the iconic 'test card' featuring a young girl playing noughts and crosses with a puppet clown named Bubbles.This image, known as Test Card F, J, W and X, was often shown when there were no live programmes on-air. The girl in the photo was Carole Hersee, who was just 8 years old when the picture was taken.This image became one of the most recognised worldwide, making Carole the person with the longest screen time in British TV history.