‘Love Actually’ director regrets fat-shaming jokes: No ‘longer funny’

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embarked on her second marriage at age 31 — to Riley Hawk, the 30-year-old son of skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. A year ago, Frances celebrated her 30th birthday by triumphantly posting “I made it!” on Instagram.But the odds were against her from the start.An infamous 1992 article in Vanity Fair alleged that her parents were junkies and that Love was shooting heroin when pregnant with her.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Studiocanal and Universal Pictures are re-releasing Richard Curtis’ holiday classic “Love Actually” worldwide this year in a new 4K restoration. The Working Title film, whose all-star cast includes Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy and Liam Neeson, will also be released on home video and digitally in the U.S. and France.

Caroline Brew editor From the pen of “Love Actually” writer-director Richard Curtis comes a new holiday comedy — but this time the magic of the season is literally magic. Premiering on Peacock on Nov. 22, “Genie” follows Melissa McCarthy as Flora, the titular character, who comes to the assistance of a despondent Bernard (Paapa Essiedu).

Peacock has unveiled a trailer, premiere date and first look photos for Genie, its previously untitled holiday fairytale comedy, starring Melissa McCarthy and Paapa Essiedu, which Love Life creator Sam Boyd directed from a script by Richard Curtis, the Oscar nom best known for Love Actually.

She may not have won the Love Island crown but Ella Thomas did depart the villa hand-in-hand with boyfriend Tyrique Hydeand also scored a lucrative deal with fashion giant Pretty Little Thing, so in many ways she is the real winner. On the subject of winning, the 23 year old certainly won everyone over during her ITV2 stint with her innate sense of style, which saw her make even a simple cargo pant and t-shirt combination look effortlessly cool.

Love Island star Jessie Wynter has been rushed to hospital after struggling to breathe.The 27 year old Australian native took to Instagram to provide an update to her fans as she shared a snap of herself with boyfriend Will Young as they sat in hospital and she had breathing apparatus fixed to her face. She wrote: "Unfortunately, my asthma got worse and turned into an attack so we had to make a trip to the hospital." Jessie revealed that she was on "my third round with the nebuliser" and said she'd been given medication, before she gushed: "So grateful to have my beautiful boyfriend here," in reference to Will, 23, who she met on Love Island in early 2023.

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Emily Blunt fans are very disappointed in her after a video resurfaced of her body-shaming a waitress!

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1985 film “The Color Purple” was the “best $35,000 I ever made.” Speaking with Essence magazine, Winfrey, 69, revealed she “wanted nothing more in my life than to be in ‘The Color Purple'” when it was announced that Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book would hit the silver screen. “They were only offering $35,000 to be in this film,” Winfrey told the outlet for their cover story on the upcoming movie adaptation of the Broadway musical.

Screenwriter and director Richard Curtis has a few regrets when it comes to the jokes in several of his films — especially the fat-shaming ones made in the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually.

Richard Curtis is looking back at his early films like Bridget Jones’s Diary, Notting Hill and Love Actually and regretting he was not “ahead of the curve” in terms of the jokes and portrayal of women.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Love Actually” writer-director Richard Curtis admitted at the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival (via Today) that he regrets the many weight-centric jokes he wrote into his 2003 Christmas classic. The character Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) is often mocked for her weight throughout the film, with her dad calling her “plumpy,” a colleague noting she has “huge thighs” and her love interest (Hugh Grant) saying “God, you weigh a lot” after she jumps into his arms.

The Devil Wears Prada is obsessed with being thin in a comedic way, it seems like Emily Blunt, in real life, might be too, well, blunt when . The actor is being criticized after fans online found a clip of her on a talk show recounting a story of being recognized at Chili's, in which she mocks her server for her size.When Blunt the story during a 2012 appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, the host interrupts, telling the British audience of the American chain restaurant, “When you go to Chili’s, you can see why so many of our American friends are enormous.” goes on to share the encounter with the “enormous” server.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Online, many are sharing their disappointment in Blunt, who has been a pretty beloved actor for most of her career.

A colossal congratulations is in order for legendary movie director Richard Curtis, after he "secretly tied the knot" with long-term girlfriend Emma Freud last month.The movie mogul - known for directing heart-warming hits like Love Actually and Notting Hill - certainly knows a thing or two about happily ever afters, so fans were left confused after there was previously no wedding in sight for the pair, despite being together for over three decades. But speaking to press at Cheltenham Literature Festival in Gloucestershire this Saturday, Richard, 66, and Emma, 61, accidentally let slip that they had exchanged vows four weeks earlier.

Suzanne Somers received a touching gift from her husband shortly before she passed away, and her team is sharing it with the world.

Made in Chelsea's Olivia Bentley has suggested that she's dating her Made in Chelsea co-star, Hugo Mackenzie-Wood, as she posted some cosy snaps of them to Instagram.The 28 year old is currently in Sydney, Australia, with a number of her Made in Chelsea cast mates including Ruby Adler, Sam Prince and Yasmine Zweegers. And Olivia made sure to post two black and white snaps of herself with Hugo, 23, to Instagram, where she could be seen placing a tender hand on his face and laughing at the camera, whilst he rested his hand on her leg. In the second snap, she pulled his head into her neck and both of them looked very at-ease in each other's company.

The couple behind the photography book “Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love” offered a glimpse into the project that uncovered queer romances on National Coming Out Day.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent ROME — Film Factory Ent. – a sales agent on “Wild Tales,” “The Clan,” “Close Your Eyes” and “The Kings of the World” – has boarded “Jokes & Cigarettes” (“Saben Aquell”), the latest movie from Spain’s David Trueba which is fast-emerging as one of Spain’s late year Goya Award contenders after a San Sebastian sneak-peek and the bow of a trailer.