All Rise alumna Lindsay Mendez is set as a series regular alongside Josh Andrés Rivera and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology American Sports Story, Deadline has learned.
15.10.2023 - 05:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
New Tory MP Lisa Cameron was offered a lucrative job months before quitting the SNP, the Sunday Mail can reveal.
The politician had employed an image and media consultant earlier this year to polish her image and speaking skills and increase her chances of getting a highly paid job.
He’s taking court action to get cash he claims he’s owed after the pair fell out when he agreed she sounded too much like Lorraine Kelly and wouldn’t be taken seriously.
Cameron, 51, who sensationally quit the SNP for the Tory party last week, tried to force the consultant to sign a gagging order banning him from talking about their arrangement.
The East Kilbride MP also planned to claim the money back on Parliamentary expenses or have it paid for by a business group who try to influence MPs.
The consultant, who has worked other MPs, told the Sunday Mail: “She asked me for help because she knew the SNP were finished and she wanted a new job.
“She said to me, ‘what I really want to do is improve my image so that I can get a job when the SNP is going to be wiped out’.
“We had coffee in Portcullis House.
“She said she had a squeaky voice that was not very commanding. I said it was a little like Lorraine Kelly and Lorraine was very popular but Lisa could be more ‘business leader voice’ instead of Lorraine.”
What’s App messages and emails, seen by the Sunday Mail, show Cameron was planning to claim for some of the work on parliamentary expenses.
She discussed getting funders behind her work on controversial All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) to pay for a photoshoot and redesign of her professional social media profile.
A message sent by Cameron to the consultant on June 6 2023 stated: “My goodness you are a good luck charm. Have been offered a potential
All Rise alumna Lindsay Mendez is set as a series regular alongside Josh Andrés Rivera and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology American Sports Story, Deadline has learned.
Some major casting news for FX’s American Sports Story has just been announced!
The first installment of Ryan Murphy’s American Sports Story anthology series for FX will star Josh Andrés Rivera as Aaron Hernandez and Patrick Schwarzenegger as fellow former NFL star Tim Tebow. The season is based on the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc from the Boston Globe and Wondery.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter Josh Andrés Rivera is set to play Aaron Hernandez in “American Sports Story” at FX, Variety has confirmed. “American Sports Story” was originally ordered at FX back in August 2021. It is designed to be a scripted anthological limited series focusing on a prominent event and/or figure in the sports world, but seen through today’s lens and told through multiple perspectives.
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