Ira Sachs’ Parisian Love Triangle Drama ‘Passages’ Launches Variety’s Partnership With BSBP on Screening Series in London

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The Summer I Turned Pretty” fans know that Belly is destined to end up with either Conrad Fisher or his younger brother Jeremiah Fisher. The books and the TV series make this clear from the jump. However, one new theory claims that the Fisher brothers’ mother, Susannah, may actually be to blame for the character’s intense love triangle.Right from the start, fans of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” learn that Belly’s mother, Laurel Park, and Conrad and Jeremiah’s mother, Susannah Fisher, are best friends.

Kendall Rae Knight has announced she is pregnant with her first child five years after finding fame on Love Island.The 31-year-old entered the villa in 2018, but was unlucky in love and became the first islander to be dumped from the villa on just day six. But now, Kendall has revealed she is expecting a little one with partner Andrew Hughes as she shared the happy news on Instagram.

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Naman Ramachandran Director Ira Sachs and lead Franz Rogowski discussed their film “Passages” at an exclusive screening in London on Friday. The screening was the first of a series of exclusive Q&A events curated by Variety in partnership with brand and culture consultancy BSBP targeted at BAFTA and AMPAS voters as well as key players in the showbiz community in the U.K., taking place at London’s The Cinema at Selfridges. Variety and BSBP teamed with film distributor, global streaming service and production company MUBI for the first screening in the series, “Passages,” written and directed by Sachs.

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Ariana Grande has released a new live performance video for ‘Baby I’ as part of her ongoing ‘Yours Truly’ 10th anniversary celebrations – watch it below.The video was filmed at the Soho House in London, where Grande is currently filming for the Wicked movie. The video features the singer surrounded by a full band and mini orchestra, and tapestry with a video of her singing projected onto it.Watch Ariana Grande’s special live rendition of ‘Baby I’ below.‘Baby I’ is the third video to receive the special live video treatment from the ‘Yours Truly’ album to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

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Former Love Island star Olivia Hawkins has fought back against an online troll who slammed her for posting about her lavish lifestyle as she said her handbag cost £1.50 from Primark. Olivia featured in series nine of Love Island on the winter season of the show, which was filmed in South Africa, and has been making a name for herself in the fashion industry since exiting the show.

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Demi Lovato is no longer working with Scooter Braun.

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The under eye area is one of the first places we start to notice signs of ageing, with fine lines and wrinkles gathering on the delicate skin and dark circles starting to develop as we get older. Although nothing will ever completely eliminate these telltale signs, there are certain eye creams that can help slow the process and help plump up the skin under your eyes, leaving them looking fuller and more youthful.

Love Island winner Kai Fagan sent fans into a frenzy after sharing a picture of his girlfriend Sanam Harrinanan wearing a sparkling ring.The 25-year-old posted a stunning picture of Sanam flashing a silver band on her ring finger, leading their followers to speculate they were engaged.The couple, who won the winter series of the ITV2 show in March, captioned the photograph "made a promise" with a ring emoji, adding to speculation. Hundreds of fans rushed to the comment section, to ask if the post was an engagement announcement, leading to Kai clarifying that it was in fact a promise ring.

With his new project, “Passages,” out director Ira Sachs wanted to make a film of pleasure and intimacy.