Elton John has hailed Damon Albarn a “British jewel” due to the Blur frontman’s diverse catalogue of music.The ‘Rocketman’ singer recently collaborated with Albarn on ‘The Pink Phantom’ for Gorillaz’ latest project ‘Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez’.Speaking in a new interview, John praised Albarn for throwing himself into projects that interest him, rather than focusing on what might be deemed more commercially successful.“Damon really is special,” John told Record Collector magazine.
Sally Phillips slams Emmerdale’s ‘irresponsible’ Down’s Syndrome plot
23.11.2020 - 11:44 / evoke.ie
feature a storyline where a couple terminates a pregnancy after finding out their baby has Down’s Syndrome.As of now, 23,000 people have signed a petition against the story.
As well as several charities and MPs in the UK writing to ITV boss Dame Carolyn McCall calling for the plotline, airing this winter, to be scrapped.And thousands of more people, including people with Down’s Syndrome, have voiced their opinions about the plot.Sally is known best known for her roles in the Bridget Jones films
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nme.com
06.12.2020 / 14:16
Damon Albarn says UK government “has no empathy with the arts whatsoever”
Damon Albarn has said the UK government’s response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic shows they have “no empathy with the arts.”Speaking to PA News ahead of a series of virtual Gorillaz gigs, Albarn said: “This present government has no empathy with the arts whatsoever and sadly that is a really important part of British culture. It is an essential part of British culture.“We live in a pretty fucking miserable country at times and we need our arts to uplift us.
etcanada.com
28.11.2020 / 00:15
Former Royal Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter Hits Back At ‘The Crown”s Portrayal Of Charles And Diana: ‘They Couldn’t Keep Their Hands Off Each Other’
By this point, viewers of Netflix’s “The Crown” have been inundated with warnings from royal commentators and historians over how the show is a very dramatized version of the British Royal Family and not to be taken as fact.
nypost.com
26.11.2020 / 21:54
Why British actor can’t play William in Kristen Stewart-Princess Diana film
Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana has now been banned from hiring a British actor in the key role of a young Prince William because of Brexit, according to a casting notice.Casting director Amy Hubbard tweeted an appeal for a young actor to “believably play Prince William at 11 years old” for “Spencer,” an upcoming docudrama about the late Lady Di.“Must have a European passport (NOT British European due to new Brexit rules from January 1st 2021),” the appeal noted of the film being shot in
pinkvilla.com
25.11.2020 / 20:33
The Crown: Prince Charles & Camilla DISABLE Twitter comments to avoid hate from Princess Diana supporters
Prince Charles and Camilla’s official Twitter account recently turned off comments on a post about a charity after being flooded with vitriol. On Tuesday, the Clarence House Twitter account, which posts updates and photos about the Prince of Wales, 71, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, shared pictures of Camilla speaking to the staff and residents of a UK homeless charity.
ok.co.uk
20.11.2020 / 15:36
Few people know Princess Diana’s 'English rose' glow was caused by a secret skin problem
Watching Emma Corrin playing Princess Diana in the new series of The Crown has only confirmed just how fascinated we still are with the late People’s Princess. Emma nails the innocent beauty of the young Diana, with her bashful kohl-lined gaze, flicky 80s hair and, of course, the charming blush that saw her nicknamed Shy Di.
deadline.com
19.11.2020 / 19:25
‘Text For You’: Russell Tovey, Omid Djalili, Arinze Kene & Celia Imrie Among Cast To Join Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan & Celine Dion In Screen Gems Movie Remake Now Underway In UK
Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Russell Tovey (Looking), Steve Oram (End of the F**king World), Omid Djalili (His Dark Materials), Sofia Barclay (Defending the Guilty), Lydia West (Years & Years), Arinzé Kene (I’m Your Woman) and Celia Imrie (Better Things) have joined Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico), Sam Heughan (Outlander) and music icon and five-time Grammy Award-winner Celine Dion in Screen Gems’ romantic drama, tentatively titled Text For You, to be directed by Jim
deadline.com
18.11.2020 / 17:39
BBC Appoints Former Supreme Court Judge To Probe How Martin Bashir Secured An Explosive Princess Diana Interview In 1995
Jake Kanter International TV EditorThe BBC has hired former supreme court judge Lord Dyson to lead an independent investigation into the circumstances in which the UK broadcaster secured an exclusive and explosive interview with the late Princess Diana in 1995.Martin Bashir, the former MSNBC anchor, made his name on the back of the Panorama interview, during which Diana uttered the now-famous words that there were “three of us in this marriage” in relation to her broken relationship with Prince