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The elegant Queen Letizia of Spain, 51, debuted a beautiful new haircut as she stepped out with King Felipe to receive the President of Paraguay and his wife for lunch in Madrid on Wednesday, February 28.The latest appearance came just hours after royal couple were pictured at St George's Chapel, Windsor with members of the British and Greek Royal Families to celebrate the life of the late King Constantine II who died in Athens on January 10, 2023. Letizia had clearly wasted no time since since returning to Spain as she debuted a sleek new cropped hairdo outside the Zarzuela Palace, after booking an appointment with her personal hairdresser Luz Valero.

Soccer Mommy has announced a run of UK and European tour dates, set to kick off later this year. Find ticket details below.The new run of shows arrive on the heels of Soccer Mommy – also known as Sophie Allison – sharing her latest LP ‘Sometimes, Forever’ in 2022, then dropping the follow-up EP ‘Karaoke Night’ last year.All set to take place later this summer, the newly-announced tour comprises six live performances across the UK, followed by three stops in cities across Europe.Kicking off on June 28, the tour will start with a headline slot at the Papillon venue in Southampton, and continue two days later (June 30) with a performance at the Outbreak Festival in Manchester.

Celtic told Atletico Madrid they wanted £25million for Matt O'Riley in January – and that demand sent the Spanish giants packing.

Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios, and James Farrell, the L.A.-based VP of international originals at Prime Video, flew to Madrid this week, with the world premiere of “Red Queen” (“Reina Roja”), the series adaption of the first book in Juan Gómez-Jurado’s hit trilogy, taking place on Monday night. The streamer is rolling off the record-breaking finale of its first weekly live entertainment show “Operación Triunfo,” and has revealed that the top three of the the ten most-watched Spanish Originals of 2023 – “My Fault,” “Awareness” and “Los Farad” – have received on average 80% of streams outside of Spain, reaching a milestone for the international reach of Prime Video’s non-English language content.

ANOHNI has announced her first shows with The Johnsons in 14 years – find all the details below.Following the release of 2023 album ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’ – her first in seven years – the artist will be reuniting with The Johnsons for a concert series in the UK and Europe which will include two nights in London.The first show will take place on June 13 at Epidaurus Festival Herodion in Athens, followed by dates in Madrid, Paris, Berlin and more.On July 1 and 2, she’ll stop at the Barbican for consecutive shows and finish up with another two at DR Koncerthaus in Copenhagen on July 12 and 13.General sale tickets will be available from 10am GMT on Friday (March 1). Alternatively, fans can sign up to pre-sale via ANOHNI’s website to purchase tickets from 9am GMT Wednesday (February 28).ANOHNI will be joined by a nine-piece band including Julia Kent (cello), Maxim Moston (violin), Doug Wieselman (multi-instrumentalist) and Jimmy Hogarth (guitarist/producer).The shows will see her draw from new material as well as songs from across her back catalogue.

Gemma Atkinson has shared a rare picture with Gorka Marquez's parents as they enjoyed a much-awaited reunion which included them meeting their grandson for the first time. Gorka has spent the past few weekends working in Madrid as a judge on the Spanish version of Strictly Come Dancing.

The Motion Picture Association will honor filmmaker J.A. Bayona with its Creator Award at a ceremony in June in Madrid.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent In a coup for the Madrid-based sales agency, Latido Films has cliched a two picture deal with David Pérez Sañudo whose debut feature, “Ane,” repped by Latido, swept three Spanish Academy Goya Awards in 2021. Latido will take world sales rights on both titles. The move comes as Spanish sales companies battle to retain top-flight talent, increasingly in the crosshairs of international counterparts.

Greta Van Fleet have announced a huge one-off show for this summer in London, which they are billing as “A Special Evening with Greta Van Fleet”.The Michigan band will play the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on July 14, with tickets for the event set to go on sale this Friday (February 23) at 9am local time. You can get yours here.They released their third album ‘Starcatcher’ last July, including the singles ‘Meeting The Master’, ‘Sacred The Thread’ and ‘Farewell for Now’.The London date will follow a run of 12 North American dates, kicking off with a show at St.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent International Sports Broadcasting, which specializes in broadcasting and distribution of live sports events including the Olympics, is officially launching a standalone film shingle called ISB Films at the EFM. The CEO of Madrid-based ISB Films is ISB managing director Ursula Romero.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s Morena, Mediacrest and Estrategia Audiovisual are joining forces with Italy’s Fandango on “The Sleeper,” a thriller doc following an alleged Caravaggio painting, directed by producer-helmer Álvaro Longoria. Rome-based Fandango also handles international sales rights.

Callum McLennan It may not match last year’s sheer quantity in competition strands, but Spain still boasts a high quality presence at the Berlinale. Following, highlights the festival and EFM: “Every You Every Me,” (Michael Fetter Nathansky) A factory worker strives to reconnect with her distant husband, exploring the rediscovery of love within the complexities of relationships. From Contando Films, Studio Zentral, Network Movie and Nephilim, a German-Spanish production.

Emiliano De Pablos Pink Parrot Media, the Montreal and Madrid-based international sales house, has revealed a flurry of deals for the German-Canadian CG animated fantasy feature “Elli and Her Monster Team!,” which is making its market premiere at the EFM. Underlining the appetite for toon family features by European distributors, the film has been sold to Just Entertainment in Benelux, Bim Distribuzione in Italy, NOS Lusomundo in Portugal, Flins&Piniculas in Spain and GPI for Baltics. “Elli” has also been acquired by Pro Films in Bulgaria, Rocket Releasing for CIS, Forum (Czech Republic/Slovak), MCF Megacom Film (Former Yugoslavia), Cinetel (Hungary), Forum for Poland, Romania and Israel, and Front Row in the Middle East.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are getting ready for a unique experience. The two Spanish tennis players will be facing off in Netflix’s first ever live tennis event, “The Netflix Slam.”Rafa Nadal shows off impressive lung capacity as he recovers from tennis injuryWhy Rafa Nadal has never broken a tennis racquet in his careerNetflix has released the first teaser of the event, which shows footage of Nadal and Alcaraz playing over the years. It shows recordings of Nadal and Alcaraz’s previous encounters, which have been on three separate occasions, with Nadal in a 2-1 lead.

K.J. Yossman Max’s first Spanish Original series “When Nobody Sees Us” has assembled an all-star cast including “The Flash” actor Maribel Verdú, “Mission Impossible’s” Mariela Garriga and Austin Amelio from “Fear The Walking Dead.” Ben Temple (“Upon Entry”) and Dani Rovira (“El campeón”) are also set to star in the show, which is based on Sergio Sarria’s novel of the same name. Set during Holy Week in southern Spain’s Morón de la Frontera, Verdú plays Lucía Gutiérrez, a seargant in the Civil Guard who’s investigating the unexpected death of a neighbor, ostensibly by suicide.

in the winter? The “hair tuck” is here to help.This easy hack—hiding or folding your hair inside your winter coat while outside —may not be a household name, but you may have seen it on the street in the winter months.What started as an insider trend that championed back in 2010 in some photos for Vogue France—and then made it into one of the hallmarks of her runway shows for Céline—is now popular again, especially among Gen Z. That's because it has many benefits for hair health beyond the undeniable coolness of the gesture.Persuaded by all the street style photos of people doing the “hair tuck,” I decided to make it a habit.

Pearl Jam have announced details of a huge world tour, covering North America, the UK, Europe and Australia, for later in the year – see full details below.It comes hot on the heels of the band unveiling news of their new album ‘Dark Matter’ earlier today (February 13). The record, their 12th overall and follow-up to 2020’s ‘Gigaton’, will be released on April 19 via Monkeywrench Records, and can be pre-ordered/pre-saved here.Alongside that, Eddie Vedder and co.

Sweatshirts on Etsy read “Go Taylor’s Boyfriend,” “Swiftie Bowl,” “In My Chiefs Era” and “Karma is the Guy on the Chiefs” — a reference to the pop queen’s ‘hit song “Karma.”‘hit song “Karma.”Initially, Atlanta-based Etsy vendor Hayley Williams was skeptical that her Swift-inspired Super Bowl apparel would sell, but she “was very wrong, she admitted in an interview with The Guardian on Saturday. In just two weeks, she’s sold 18 sweatshirts reading “Go Taylor’s Boyfriend” for $35 a pop.

Kanye West is gearing up for a new record and a world tour. “Vultures” will be dropping any time soon, and is the first record between West and Ty Dolla Sign, who’ve formed a duo known as ¥$. While the album has faced multiple delays (it was supposed to be released today), a new music video was released for the song “Talking/Once Again,” featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West in her musical debut.

Gemma Atkinson has said that ‘space’ from her fiancé Gorka Marquez is ‘perfect’ as she addressed rumours of a 'rough patch' in their relationship. Former Hollyoaks star Gemma appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Wednesday, 7 February, as she promoted her new children's book, Dogs Don't Dance. During her chat with Lorraine Kelly, Gemma opened up on her romance with Strictly pro Gorka, who she has been with since 2018, after they met on Strictly in 2017.

Gemma Atkinson has described herself and Gorka Marquez as 'unstoppable' after sharing how a concerned family member checked in on the pair after reports of a 'rough patch' between them.

Saudi Arabia side Al-Shabab are reportedly willing to offer former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea a return to football.

So much has been written about the Strictly "curse" that it’s easy to forget that some of the romances formed on the show weren’t actually the result of a dramatic relationship break-up. The love story between former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson and professional dancer Gorka Márquez is a case in point, and five years after falling for each other on the show, their relationship is still going strong.They now have two children and are engaged to be married.

El País, a Spanish-language newspaper based in Madrid that is the second-largest newspaper in the country, is reporting that filmmaker Carlos Vermut sexually abused three women.

Manchester United loanee Hannibal looks to be all smiles in Spain despite a worrying start to his loan at Sevilla.

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here bringing you all the news and analysis from another busy week, during which we have been to Spain through Argentina via Berlin. Oh, and there was the small matter of the Oscar noms. Read on, and sign up here.

Scott McTominay has been suggested as a Celtic midfield option for years to come - but one pundit has stopped the debate at the financial hurdle.

Julianne Moore will star alongside Tilda Swinton in The Room Next Door, the first English language film from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. 

Alex Ritman Julianne Moore is set to star in “The Room Next Door,” the first full-length English-language feature from Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar. Moore — whose casting was confirmed on Thursday by Almodóvar’s production company El Deseo on social media — joins Tilda Swinton in the film. Swinton previously starred in Almodovar’s 2021 short “The Human Voice.” Swinton’s casting, which Almodóvar’s first spoke about last year, was also confirmed by El Deseo.

Hillary Clinton at a conference, convention, or political event wouldn’t surprise anyone. However, it’s not every day we witness Hillary Clinton hitting the dance floor, especially to the beats of ‘La Macarena’ with the renowned duo Los del Río. Yet, believe it or not, this happened! The former U.S.

West Ham are close to agreeing a loan deal for Manchester City midfielder Kalvin Phillips, as the Manchester Evening News reported earlier today.

EXCLUSIVE: There’s a famous line from the Spanish poet Antonio Machado that is familiar to most Spaniards: “Caminante, no hay camino. Se hace camino al andar,” which translates as “Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking.” 

Sofía Vergara, Lionel Messi, and Antonela Roccuzzo dining with friends at a famous steak restaurant in Miami. The A-listers, including other Inter Miami soccer players like Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, and their wives, gathered at Papi Steak in Miami Beach, Florida, to enjoy top-notch food and great company.For the outing, Vergara, who is promoting her latest project, “Griselda,” wore a black lace, strapless corset with a leather midi-skirt.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Spain’s fast-growing Secuoya Studios has tapped seasoned Sony Pictures Television International exec Brendan Fitzgerald for the newly-created position of CEO. His most recent position as SPTI’s senior VP of international English-language co-productions makes him the perfect fit for the company’s lofty ambitions.

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez's relationship is reportedly being tested as the Strictly Come Dancing star's work has put strain on their family.