Eboni K. Williams believes she knows why Real Housewives of New York City is being split into two different shows.
19.03.2022 - 22:09 / glamour.com
The Gilded Age characters and their real-life counterparts, below.Julian Fellowes doesn’t mask the true identity of Donna Murphy's character in The Gilded Age: Mrs. Astor was, indeed, a real person, and the queen bee of New York society. Although other women had the same family name, there was only one who was considered the Mrs.
Astor: Caroline Schermerhorn. Frank Crowninshield, a Vogue society writer who knew Mrs. Astor, described her power as “absolute” and “long continued” in a 1941 issue.Coming from an old “Knickerbocker family”—or, the descendants of the wealthy Dutch class that settled New York—Caroline Schermerhorn married William Backhouse Astor, whose grandfather had amassed a fortune through fur trading and real estate.
Her husband's extreme wealth, combined with her social pedigree allowed her to reach, and remain, at the top of the upper echelon.And Mrs. Astor was set in her ways: “Her taste was always for old families, old ways, old servants, old operas, old lace, and old friends. She tried always to keep society in bounds, to see that it was decorous, elegant, and select,” wrote Crowninshield.
“Certainly, no subsequent period, or group of fashionable people, in American life has been so decorous or so admirably kept in hand.” Together with Ward McAllister, she developed Mrs. Astor’s 400—or, the 400 New York families that were socially acceptable. (400, by the way, was the number of people who could fit in Mrs.
Eboni K. Williams believes she knows why Real Housewives of New York City is being split into two different shows.
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Prince William expressed “profound sorrow” for the role Britain played in the horrific slave trade.
Prince William expressed «profound sorrow» for the role Britain played in the horrific slave trade. On Wednesday evening, William and his wife, Kate Middleton, attended a dinner hosted by Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Patrick Allen, at King's House in Jamaica, where he made a landmark speech that acknowledged his country's role in the trafficking of people to the Caribbean and the United States.«I strongly agree with my father, The Prince of Wales, who said in Barbados last year that the appalling atrocity of slavery forever stains our history,» the Duke of Cambridge said, referencing his dad, Prince Charles. «I want to express my profound sorrow.
The Jeremy Kyle Show was axed almost three years ago, but it's been brought back into the spotlight with a new Channel 4 documentary. The two-part programme, Jeremy Kyle Show – Death on Daytime, vows to uncover the 'scandal behind the hit series' after allegations about production practices and backstage behaviour emerged.
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Sasha Urban editorCBS police drama pilot “East New York” has cast Amanda Warren (“The Purge”) in the starring role of Regina Haywood, a serious street cop turned deputy inspector.“East New York,” written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn, was given a pilot order last month. No other cast members have been announced.The pilot’s executive producers are Finkelstein, Flynn, Mike Robin from Skyemac Productions, Christine Holder and Mark Holder from Wonder Street.
NEW YORK -- A clutch of live performances by Tony- and Grammy Award-nominated artists — including Micky Dolenz, Paul Williams, Michael Cerveris and LaChanze — have been collected into a benefit album for arts education.“Rockers On Broadway: Live” features Alex Brightman and Cervaris belting out “Under Pressure,” Dolenz of The Monkees singing “I’m a Believer,” LaChanze doing “Purple Rain,” Alice Ripley singing "Hallelujah," Constantine Maroulis singing "No Rain" and Williams performing his signature “The Rainbow Connection.”Others songs on the album include “What About Us” by Isabelle Gottfried, “December 1963 (Oh What a Night)” by Christian Hoff and Donnie Kehr, “Dream a Little Dream” by Emma Hunton, “The Show Must Go On” by Morgan James, “Space Captain” by Michael Lanning and “Thugz Mansion/A Change Is Gonna Come” by Donald Webber.The album is a selection of live performances from Rockers On Broadway concerts over the past 28 years.
(Reuters) -William Hurt, an Oscar-winning actor known for his roles in movies such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman" and "Broadcast News," died on Sunday at the age of 71, according to Deadline. "It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winning actor, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday," the actor's son, Will, said in a statement obtained by Deadline. "He died peacefully, among family, of natural causes.
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Robbie Williams has said that he doesn’t have anywhere to live currently after selling all of his properties.The former Take That singer turned solo star reportedly sold his mansion in Los Angeles, California to Drake for £35million in a private deal, though it has not been confirmed (via the Mirror).Williams is also said to have sold his house in Wiltshire for £6.75million in January, and is now looking for a new family home.“We’re actually nowhere,” he told Australian DJs Kyle and Jackie O. “We’ve pretty much sold everywhere.”Williams, who splits his time between the UK and US, added: “We don’t live anywhere and we’re trying to figure it out.”The singer lived at his previous home with his wife Ayda Field and their four children: Theodora, Charlton, Colette and Beau.“The four kids are constantly a Rubix Cube puzzle that we’re trying to sort out because if they are schooled, then they don’t see me because I’m all over the place,” Williams explained.“And if they are home-schooled then they have another set of things that are a problem.”He also addressed the reports that Drake was the new owner of his former LA home, saying: “If it was true I would have signed a non-disclosure agreement with any Canadians that it happened with.”Williams is currently in Australia shooting a biopic of his life called Better Man.
Kate Middleton made a rare political statement as she visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London alongside Prince William. The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, who was photographed learning about the efforts being made to support Ukrainians in the UK and Europe amid the Russian invasion, made a subtle nod to Ukraine as she wore a blue knitted jumper on Wednesday 9 March. Meanwhile Kate also donned a badge of the Ukrainian flag with a white heart in the middle on her chest during the outing which hit home her political statement.