EXCLUSIVE: The prestigious Yale Drama Series Prize for emerging playwrights has announced eight contenders selected for its first-ever short list.
07.02.2022 - 13:25 / ok.co.uk
It was announced on Thursday that online brand PrettyLittleThing had launched the first ever virtual model on their website. Whilst some people might be wondering what this means, in simple, the brand have created an animated-style model to show of their trend-setting designs.
PrettyLittleThing have chosen to do this so that they can become a part of the every-growing metaverse, which for those who don't know is an online platform which is focused on social connection.The brand said: "As a reactive brand we have always listened to our customer’s requests to provide them with innovative and progressive content." For all the latest celebrity news – including their style secrets! – sign up to the OK! Daily Newsletter. "Virtual Girl bridges the gap between Metaverse and real life, where for the first time, our customers can discover PrettyLittleThing products showcased by the latest addition to our model/influencer family." After sharing the news on Instagram with their 17.5million followers the video soon racked up over 28,000 views and a mixture of reactions.
One user said: "Whatever this is. Please undo it.
I can’t even shop because she’s so unsettling." A second person followed with: "Don't know how to feel about it. It's easier to gauge my size when shopping online by looking at real models." Whilst others praised the new invention with: "Omg this is so cool." And: "love this it looks amazing love plt." The model has already been put to work as she can be seen on the website modelling a new black bodycon dress.
EXCLUSIVE: The prestigious Yale Drama Series Prize for emerging playwrights has announced eight contenders selected for its first-ever short list.
Bad Boy Chiller Crew have landed their first-ever UK Top Five album thanks to their new mixtape ‘Disrespectful’.In a close week, which saw the Bradford boys and Sea Power vying for Number One, Ed Sheeran ended up taking back the top spot with his latest album, ‘=’. Bad Boy Chiller Crew earned this week’s highest new entry at Number Two.“We’ve got nothing but love for our fans, thank you,” the group told The Official Charts.
Metallica’s first-ever recording of ‘Hit The Lights’ from 1982, featuring former bandmate Dave Mustaine, is set to receive a reissue on vinyl this April.‘Hit The Lights’ will feature on Metal Blade Records’ 40th anniversary reissue of its ‘Metal Massacre’ compilation, which was available from 1982 to 1984. The reissue – set to release on April 22 – will mark the first time that the rare recording has been made available since 1984.The 1982 recording of ‘Hit The Lights’ includes a guitar solo performed by Dave Mustaine, who played in Metallica for 11 months before being kicked out of the band shortly before they recorded their 1983 debut album, ‘Kill ‘Em All’.
Piers Morgan has asked Meghan Markle to be his first ever guest on his new TV show because they have "unfinished business".
Frank Turner has scored his first ever UK Number One album with ‘FTHC’, his ninth studio LP.The singer/songwriter’s record claimed the top spot with almost 90 per cent of physical sales, topping the UK Official Record Store Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.It is his highest ever charting position after his last album, ‘No Man’s Land’ went in at Number Three in 2019 and his 2015 album ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’ peaked at Number Two.“Getting a Number One album is crazy, it’s not a thing I ever thought would happen to me and it’s happened on my ninth album,” Turner told the Official Charts Company.“That feels particularly crazy and awesome, and I’m proud of it. It feels quite fitting that, of all the records I’ve put out, this is the one that got the Number 1 trophy.
Frank Turner secures his first ever Number 1 album this week, as FTHC reigns on the Official Albums Chart.
FTHC could become Frank Turner’s first ever UK Number 1 album this week, as it leads a barrage of new entries in the midweek Top 10.
Inglewood, California is in the spotlight on Sunday, Feb. 13, hosting the Super Bowl for the first-time ever at SoFi Stadium.
My 600lb Life's first-ever transgender star Destinee Lashaee has died at the age of 30.The death of the reality star was confirmed by her brother Wayne Compton on Facebook as he shared several photos of his sibling before penning a heartbreaking tribute. "I accept you for who you are, I accept every flaw that come with you, I’m sorry you felt alone, I’m sorry you felt you had nobody else to turn too," he began the post.
Boy George has announced the launch of an NFT collection titled CryptoQueenz, which has been created to mark the release of seven new songs.As reported by Rolling Stone, the musician will be unveiling 9,999 unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the CryptoQueenz site and OpenSea from March 1. Each NFT will include the face of the famous Boy George artwork ‘Scarman’, combined with his renowned hat collection.Sales from each of the NFTs will also support the LGBTQ+ community, with two per cent of the proceeds going to the Elton John Aids Foundation and Shelter.
Kristen Stewart is now an Oscar-nominated actor. On Tuesday, the star landed an Academy Award nomination for best actress for her spot-on portrayal of a jazzy tone poem about the late royal. The nod also reportedly makes , along with West Side Story nominee Ariana DeBose, one of the first openly queer actors to be nominated in a major acting category since Ian McKellen was nominated for Lord of the Rings in 2002.