Rating: 2/5PRURating: 2/5Sue Perkins has hit by accident on a whole new format for a detective series. Give her old Bake Off chum Mel Giedroyc a box of family photos and let her go to work. She’s a natural sleuth, a Mel Marple.
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"As former Miss England Dr Bhasha Mukherjee placed the crown on my head, I was overcome with joy, hardly believing I’d won. After the long months of lockdown, when it felt like everything fun had been postponed, it was incredible to be there in person, celebrating my victory with my fellow beauty queens. It was a far cry from when I found out I’d qualified for the Miss England final, by winning Miss All African Colours, in February 2021.
Because of the pandemic, everything had to be done virtually. It was surreal learning I’d won by receiving my sash and crown from my grandmother, rather than going to a fancy venue dolled up to the nines! When I was younger, pageants weren’t on my radar. I’d heard of shows like Miss Universe, but didn’t really see myself in them.
In 2019 I was invited to join a Miss England heat, but left it on the back burner. It wasn’t until summer 2020, after I’d graduated in genetics from Sussex University, that I started googling pageants to find out more. I saw the Miss England organisation had introduced Miss All African Colours, in the wake of Black Lives Matter.
It’s specifically for minority ethnic women in England and I thought entering would be an ideal way to be representative of the diversity in this country. Winning hadn’t crossed my mind, so to take the Miss England crown and therefore compete in the iconic Miss World competition was incredible. Sadly, some people didn’t see it that way – the director was getting calls and emails to say, “This is not Miss England.” It’s not the first time I’ve encountered racism and it won’t be the last.
Rating: 2/5PRURating: 2/5Sue Perkins has hit by accident on a whole new format for a detective series. Give her old Bake Off chum Mel Giedroyc a box of family photos and let her go to work. She’s a natural sleuth, a Mel Marple.
Sharing her story. Kate Moss opened up about her romance with Johnny Depp during the actor’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the fifth annual New York Music Month, to run throughout the month of June 2022 in New York City.This year’s NYMM will feature a combination of in-person and virtual programming, with more than 20 events, including an all-day industry conference on the future of NYC’s music industry, skill-building workshops, free rehearsal space, songwriting camp, and showcases of emerging NYC artists. This month-long series aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic.
When Joe Hull finished university, he pictured his life in two places - in the police, or as a teacher. He made a choice, and joined Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in 2000, where he stayed for just shy of 13 years.
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Former Love Island star Malin Andersson has unveiled a horror scar on her neck that she received whilst suffering domestic abuse at the hands of her former boyfriend. 29 year old Malin’s ex-boyfriend, Tom Kemp, 28, was jailed for ten months in September 2020, after admitting actual bodily harm. Kemp was released from jail after serving just three months of his sentence.
Nia Archives has teamed up with Watch The Ride to release a new joint single, ‘Mash Up The Dance’ – listen to the song below.Co-produced by Nia, who won Best Producer at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 in March, the track also features the Bradford-born, London-based producer/DJ on vocals.“I was so gassed to make this one with DJ Die, Randall and Dismantle and be part of the Watch The Ride family,” Nia said about the collaboration, which you can hear in the below Geeneus (founder of Rinse FM) and Nia Archives-directed video.“Have seen this one going off in my sets for a minute now and I know it’s gonna mash up dance for the summer of jungle.”Watch The Ride, a dance supergroup comprised of Randall, DJ Die and Dismantle, added: “The track’s creation was really natural, sometimes everything just clicks in the session and this was one of those moments.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentGeorge MacKay (“1917”) is set to headline alongside Lea Seydoux (“Crimes of the Future”) in “The Beast,” a decade-spanning dystopian romance thriller directed by Bertrand Bonello (“Saint Laurent”).Kinology (“Annette”) is handling international sales on “The Beast,” which will shoot in French and English and will start filming in August.Taking place between Paris and California, “The Beast” is set in the near future where emotions have become a threat. Seydoux stars as Gabrielle, a woman who has finally decided to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past lives and rid her of any strong feelings.
Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen made controversial returns on the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday, while Mary J. Blige was honored for her musical excellence.Wallen performed in his first major awards show after he was caught on camera more than a year ago using a racial slur. After not receiving a verbal introduction, the country star sat alongside his four-piece band and performed “Don’t Think Jesus” then his chart-topping “Wasted on You,” a single from his popular project “Dangerous: The Double Album.”Shortly after his performance, rapper Pusha T presented Wallen with the top country artist award.“I want to say, ‘Thank God.’ And thank my fans.
Kendrick Lamar surprised fans on Saturday by dropping the first visual for his upcoming album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.
Nick Cave.The song begins with waves of distorted guitar chords and Kirsty Tickle’s heavily manipulated vocals, before giving way to Jonathan Boulet’s propulsive drumming and wailing saxophone from Tickle.Marking the first time another artist has featured on a Party Dozen track, Cave joins in the song’s last minute, delivering its repeated refrain – “I got a mutt, I got a mutt, I got a mutt / Got a mutt, got a mutt called Macca” – with his distinctive vocals.Listen to ‘Macca The Mutt’ below:Party Dozen announced third album ‘The Real Work’ back in March alongside the song ‘The Iron Boot’, having released lead single ‘The Worker’ back in January of 2021.The forthcoming album – which follows on from 2020’s ‘Pray For Party Dozen’ and 2017 debut ‘The Living Man’ – was recorded and produced by Boulet in the duo’s Sydney studio space. It’s scheduled to arrive on July 8 via New York label Temporary Residence outside of Australia and New Zealand, where it will be released by Boulet’s own label, Grupo.Party Dozen have also announced a trio of album launch shows for ‘The Real Work’, playing shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in July.
Christian Nodal is the latest cover star for Playboy New Zealand.Deeming the singer “Mexico’s Playboy,” the magazine spread shows the star posing with model Natalie López along with some solo pics in multiple different costume changes.In his cover story, the 23-year-old classic regional singer called himself a “hopeless romantic,” admitting, “I love to love.”When, where and How to watch the 2022 Latin American Music AwardsChristian Nodal reveals he used to feel insecure without luxurious clothes and expensive carsCamilo, Christian Nodal, Ángela Aguilar and David Bisbal will honor Vicente Fernández’s legacy“I love stories of love. I usually sit on the couch and talk with my friends about their problems, and then I’ll write about their past love stories, or sometimes I’ll write about my own love stories, which has its pros and cons,” he told the magazine about how he writes his music.
Blac Chyna‘s alleged attack on a friend — in which she reportedly kicked the woman in the stomach during a late-night disagreement last week — is coming into focus.
A court has heard a police officer weep as a she hit back at allegations that she had abused her partner who bore her child. PC Nicole Miller, 31, and Rochelle Kerr, a manager for Holland and Barrett, had a baby together by IVF.