Princ Films boards ‘Isabel’s Garden’ For Cannes Marche Du Film
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A beautician spent £1,200 on surgery to have part of her eyelids removed just so she can apply eyeliner properly - saying she's "so exited" about her new look. Gemma Gilfoyle, 39, had hated her hooded eyes - excess skin covering the upper eyelid - for as long as she could remember.
Having worked in the make-up industry for 19 years, Gemma couldn’t help comparing herself to the women she was doing make-up for. She paid £1,270 to get her excess skin removed in Amsterdam - but has been left with a two inch scar behind her right eye while it heals.
But Gemma has no regrets and says she's "so excited" to put make-up on her new eyelids. Gemma, from Liverpool, said: “It’s a few months of scarring over a lifetime of being able to do a winged liner.
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“I work in the beauty industry so I’ve always been really aware of my hooded eyes. Now, I feel amazing.” Gemma first heard she could get her hooded eyes removed after hearing some of her clients chatting about it at her salon.
Two of the women were elderly and another was in her 30s - and Gemma wanted to see what the procedure would look like on “young skin” before going ahead with it.
She said: “I wanted to see my 30-year-old client’s results first - and her scar was amazing, you could barely see it.
“I’ve been actively wanting to do something about my eyes for five years - so I started enquiring around.”
Gemma found a clinic in Amsterdam after briefly looking into clinics around Liverpool and Essex - and had a 30-minute phone consultation, chatting with a specialist about what the procedure would involve.
“I’ve had Botox,” she said. “And I had to make sure I didn’t get any new injections for four weeks
Princ Films boards ‘Isabel’s Garden’ For Cannes Marche Du Film
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Éric Cantona has spoken to NME about his debut live album, ‘Cantona Sings Eric’, working with Liam Gallagher and their subsequent friendship, as well as his hopes to one day perform at Glastonbury festival.The football legend’s post-retirement career has included forays into acting, art, modelling and, most recently, music. ‘Cantona Sings Eric’, released on March 29, followed debut EP ‘I’ll Make My Own Heaven’ – and was recorded during his first ever European tour at the end of 2023.
“We’ll launch FAST channels pretty darn soon” Sean Cohan told Deadline back in March and the Bell Media President has delivered on that pledge with the rollout of ten new channels.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief James Warburton, MD and CEO of Seven West Media, one of Australia’s largest media conglomerates, has resigned following a series of scandals. He was scheduled to depart the company in December, but now exits with immediate effect following a board meeting on Thursday. In a filing to the Australian Stock Exchange, Seven West said that Jeff Howard, currently its chief finance officer, will take over as MD and CEO with effect from Friday.
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the modification of its rules to eliminate the age limit in their annual pageant, women worldwide began fantasizing about the idea of becoming the first Miss Universe over 30 years old; among these women is Iris Amelia Alioto, Argentina’s first 72-year-old contestant, and Haidy Cruz, a 46-year-old mother of two, a health coach, and a fitness expert, who is competing to represent the Dominican Republic in the Miss Universe 2024 pageant. Cruz’s journey to the world stage of beauty pageants is not conventional.
The Olivier Awards will be available to stream on Britbox this year, alongside its regular UK broadcast on ITV1. The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday, April 14, and will be available to American and Canadian audiences on SVOD service Britbox on the same day. Australian audiences will have access to the stream from Monday, April 15.
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The Cannes Film Festival has just revealed (another) a dazzling lineup for its 77th edition.
Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov returns to Cannes once again this year with Limonov: The Ballad starring Ben Whishaw, for which we can share a first-look image from above.