There’s a new Disney villain in town. Jessica Alexander stars as Vanessa, the human alter ego of Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula, in The Little Mermaid.
08.05.2023 - 17:59 / ok.co.uk
She found fame on Pop Idol 22 years ago. But more than two decades on and you might do a double take to see Jessica Garlick - that's if you still remember her.The former talent show contestant made it through to the final ten - if that jogs your memory - and if recent pics are to be believed, looks as though she hasn't aged at all in the years since.The now 42-year-old is still rocking her iconic brunette hair with her signature side parting. It was way back in 2001 when Jessica made it into the final 10 contestants of the ITV show.
Despite making it that far, she was eliminated in week two of the live shows after she performed a rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone, by Shakin Stevens. But this didn't put her off having a singing career, as just a year later she was chosen to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest which took place in Tallinn at the time. Jessica's performance was a huge hit when her song titled Come Back broke Eurovision records with her finishing in joint third place at the song contest.
Her ranking became the highest UK Eurovision song since Imaani's Where Are You in 1998 and her impressive Eurovision result has yet to be beaten since. After her success at the Eurovision Song Contest, Jessica chose to take a break from the music industry. But not too long after in 2009, she made a comeback with her song titled Hard Not To Fall.
There’s a new Disney villain in town. Jessica Alexander stars as Vanessa, the human alter ego of Melissa McCarthy’s Ursula, in The Little Mermaid.
Sarah Jessica Parker shared the news that Sex and The City will be hosting an exhibition this summer. Incredibly exciting news for fans, the actress announced that SATC will put on an exclusive four-day exhibition in New York this June. The beloved television series has seen six seasons, a prequel series, two features films, and a sequel series.
Love Island winner Ekin-Su Culculoglu has shared a sad admission about life after going on the dating show. The Turkish star won the ITV2 show alongside partner Davide Sanclimenti in 2022 and the couple were popular in the polls, winning with a massive 63.7 percent of the public vote.
“I didn’t make a film against the pope or to condemn the Pope,” Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio said of his Cannes competition title Kidnapped at the official festival presser this morning.
Forget about Robin Williams’ Mr. Keating and his iconoclastic sway over his pupils in Dead Poets Society, Mia Wasikowska’s nutrition teacher Miss Novak in the Cannes competition title Club Zero takes inspiring students to a darker level.
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Jessica Hausner, the director of the supremely audacious and disturbing eating-disorder thriller “Club Zero” (yes, I used the words “eating disorder” and “thriller” in the same sentence — that’s the kind of boundary-smashing movie this is), has the potential to be an important filmmaker. Her last movie, “Little Joe” (2019), a sci-fi creep-out about a sinister strain of houseplant, was really a dark-as-midnight parable of the psychotropic-drug era. “Club Zero” won’t be for everyone, but Hausner, channeling some combination of Hitchcock and Cronenberg and “Village of the Damned” and the Todd Haynes of “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story,” has now made an even more gripping and provocative mind-fuck.
Bleak, clean spaces arranged in ominously geometrical order: Jessica Hausner’s eye for threatening design was destined to alight, sooner or later, on a boarding school. Our first glimpse of the expensive English boarding school for talented teenagers is from somewhere on the ceiling, from where we watch students in a sporty pan-gender uniform – long shorts and shirts in a sickly acid green, surely the color of nausea – moving stackable plastic chairs to form a circle.
smooch — from the past for King Charles and Spice Girls member Geri Horner.Twenty-six years after the singer, 50, kissed the then-Prince of Wales, 74, in 1997, the pair shared a peck once again.Horner reunited with Charles at the Prince’s Trust Awards at Buckingham Palace Tuesday night.Ginger Spice hugged and smooched the monarch’s cheeks at the event while also musing over his role as the United Kingdom’s sovereign. Horner famously had an intimate moment with Charles in 1997 when she and her fellow gal pals met him before a charity concert that was held for the Prince’s Trust.Horner also touched Charles’ behind at the time.
Cruel World Festival.For just one day, ’80s icons like Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Siouxsie, The Human League and Echo and the Bunnymen will drop into the Brookside Golf Club for a day of nostalgia-filled jams.Those five headliners won’t be the only acts gracing the Brookside stages either.Adam Ant, Animotion, Gary Numan, Gang of Four and Modern English will be there too.All in all, 24 huge acts are set to perform at the one-day event.Need tickets?We’re here to help.Our team found general admission single-day passes going for as low as $198 before fees on Vivid Seats.That’s a steal considering you’ll get to see two dozen (!) living legends all on a single weekend day.Want to go?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Cruel World Festival.All ticket prices are subject to fluctuation.As noted earlier, General Admission passes start at $198 before fees.However, if you’re looking for a more exclusive experience, you can find General Admission Plus, VIP and Clubhouse tickets as well here.Wondering who else is on the bill?You can find Cruel World’s complete 24-artist lineup right here, right now.Cruel World isn’t the only mega festival hitting the circuit this year.Here are just five multi-day extravaganzas we can’t wait for these next few months.Need more ’80s in your life? We suggest checking out our list of the 107 biggest ’80s stars on tour in 2023 to scratch that itch.
Supermodel Lara Stone is pregnant with her second child. David Walliams' ex wife, who he split from eight years ago, was seen out and about in London on Monday, 15 May, sporting an orange floral print dress as she debuted her bump. Since splitting from former Britain's Got Talent judge David, 51, whom she shares ten year old son Alfred with, Lara, 39, has wed property developer David Grievson.
Twelve months ago, the UK industry drew a sharp intake of breath when Euphoria and Moonlight outfit A24 lured Piers Wenger and Rose Garnett to launch the studio’s London-based production division.
K.J. Yossman “Tabby McTat,” the lively children’s story by writer Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler, is set to get the BBC treatment with a new adaptation by longtime Donaldson/Scheffler collaborators Magic Light Pictures. “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker will narrate the tale about a cat who gets separated from his owner while Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísú (“Gangs of London”) will voice Tabby. Other stars lending their voices to the short include Rob Brydon (“Gavin and Stacey”), Cariad Lloyd (“Peep Show”), Joanna Scanlan (“The Thick of It”) and Susan Wokoma (“Enola Holmes”). “Superworm” directors Sarah Scrimgeour and Jac Hamman will helm the project, which was written by Max Lang and Suzanne Lang. Barney Goodland and Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures will produce. BBC chief content office Charlotte Moore and BBC drama commissioning editor Nawfal Faizullah acquired the film for the BBC. Red Star Studio will provide animation services.
Mike Wass Until now, global success for K-pop acts has mostly come through massive conglomerates like YG Entertainment and HYBE. That all changed when indie label Attrakt (stylized as ATTRAKT) rolled out an innovative campaign for their nascent girl group Fifty Fifty (stylized FIFTY FIFTY) centered on highlighting the members’ individual talents and reaching as many fans as possible by releasing multiple versions of their new single “Cupid.” An English language version of the song — dubbed the “Twin Version” — went nuclear on TikTok and Fifty Fifty found themselves with a global hit. This week, “Cupid” surges to No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, making them only the second K-pop girl group to crack the top 20 after Blackpink.
At the weekend Amanda Holden turned heads as she stepped out at the Coronation Concert in a hot pink suit with a matching bra worn underneath. The Britain's Got Talent judge stood out amongst all the red, white and blue in her her vibrant outfit.
Poppy Delevingne celebrated her 37th birthday last weekend with a party in New York City and we have photos from inside the event!
King Charles and Queen Camilla are enjoying a much-needed day off following the King's Coronation, according to reports. The monarch, 74, and his wife, 75, will not be appearing publicly on Monday, despite Coronation celebrations continuing across the UK with the Big Help Out volunteering event.
It’s a British invasion! King Charles III and Queen Camilla appeared on American Idol after Katy Perry and Lionel Richie played at the coronation concert on Sunday, May 7.
One year after Kourtney Kardashian and husband Travis Barker announced plans to pause their in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, she is embracing her body’s changes.
Mum Lyn Rigby has spoken of her “decade of heartbreak” as she faces the 10th anniversary of her son Lee’s murder.
Michelle Keegan has left her family and fans going wild as she sent a 'coming soon' message on social media. The actress couldn't help but share her excitement as the first trailer for her new series dropped.