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Celebrity news, including the latest gossip from the entertainment world.
Hong Kong singer and actress Charlene Choi at One Harbourfront, in Hung Hom, in June 2015. After breaking through as one half of Cantopop girl group Twins, Choi pivoted to acting and rose to the top of Hong Kong’s film industry. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Twins’ Charlene Choi went from Cantopop teen idol to top Hong Kong actress

Since finding fame with Twins’ Gillian Chung 25 years ago, “Ah Sa” has navigated scandals and reinvented herself to become a force in showbiz.

Taylor Swift

Meet Conor Kennedy, Taylor Swift’s ex whose wedding could top her nuptials

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kick off wedding celebrations: ‘she’s our queen’

Celebrity style

All about Monse, rumoured to be doing one of Taylor Swift’s wedding dresses

Founders Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia previously dressed the pop star for Selena Gomez’s wedding, when they were at Oscar de la Renta.

Taylor Swift (centre) this week, wearing Monse and posing with the band Sixwire. Photo: Photo: @tokibunbun/Instagram
Bruce Lee

California to institute Bruce Lee Day, in first for a Chinese-American

May 17, the day Lee returned to San Francisco after spending his childhood in Hong Kong, will be his annual namesake day.

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Celebrity children

Meet Legally Blonde actress Selma Blair’s son, Arthur Saint Bleick

Arthur is the actress’ son with her fashion designer ex Jason Bleick – he’s clearly close with his mum, and rocked Brooks Brothers at the pop-up event.

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to wed at Madison Square Garden, insider says

New York is bracing itself for the superstar singer and football player’s nuptials, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani adding to the hype.

Travis Kelce (87) kisses Taylor Swift after the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in February 2024. Photo: AP Photo
United States

‘YMCA’ Village People singer Victor Willis dies at 74

With flamboyant costumes and choreography, the group targeted disco’s large gay audience in the late 1970s with camp fantasy characters.

Fifa World Cup 2026

Rima Edbouche – the anti-WAG? Meet Ousmane Dembélé’s modest hijabi wife

Ballon d’Or winner of 2025 and Paris Saint-Germain member Dembélé is repping France at the World Cup 2026 – supported by his low-key wife.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Review | Unidentified Murder: twisty Hong Kong comedy shows admirable ambition

This award-winning comedy about an online prank that ends in a murder is a quirky story underpinned by the performances of its lead actors.

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Ling Man-lung as Mark (left) and Renci Yeung as his girlfriend Man in a still from Unidentified Murder (category IIB, Cantonese), directed by Kwok Ka-hei and Jack Lee.
Sex and relationships

Who is Trent Olsen, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s lesser-known brother?

The twins made a rare public appearance alongside their sister Elizabeth Olsen at the wedding of older brother Trent, who just married Alexis Armistead.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s brother Trent Olsen just got married. Photo: @djtront/Instagram, Filmagic
Blake Lively

Blake Lively seeks US$8 million from Justin Baldoni for legal fees after movie set saga

Actress aims to recoup costs following the settlement in the ‘It Ends With Us’ legal battle.

Ariana Grande

Is Wicked star Ariana Grande back with her ex Ricky Alvarez?

Grande was spotted on her birthday with her ex Ricky, who was mentioned in ‘Thank You, Next’ – and she’s updated the lyrics to give him a positive shout-out.

Hollywood

Meet Lexi Minetree, who plays Elle in the Legally Blonde prequel

The Reese Witherspoon lookalike hails from Atlanta and harboured acting ambitions since she was 10; she was hand-picked by the OG Legally Blonde actress herself.

Lexi Minetree will play Elle Woods, initially portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde. Photo: @leximinetree/Instagram
Obituaries

Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom The Good Life, dead at 86

Bafta-winning Penelope Keith was a household name through her decades-spanning comedic roles on television, in film, radio and theatre.

Penelope Keith after she was made a Dame Commander for services to the arts and to charity in 2014. Photo: PA via AP
Hong Kong

Video | Anti-drug video pulled over claims it promotes drug use

Internet users have been posting selfies, sticker packs and song parodies mocking the video’s AI-generated K-pop girl band.

Hong Kong

Will Fosun’s luxury project revive Hong Kong’s Movietown magic?

Fosun Group begins HK$10 billion transformation of legendary studio, signalling confidence in Hong Kong’s property recovery.

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Hollywood

Meet Nick Robinson, who plays Wes in Voicemails for Isabelle

The actor made his on-screen debut in a TV movie alongside Zendaya and played Margaret Qualley’s ex in Maid; he was last dating musician Samantha Urbani IRL.

Nick Robinson and Zoey Deutch at a Los Angeles premiere for Voicemails for Isabelle in June. Photo: Reuters
K-drama news

10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in July 2026

July’s K-drama drop includes Kim Myung-soo and Kang Min-ah starring in Love in Sync, and Nam Joo-hyuk leading Netflix’s The East Palace.

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Music

Raye on her uncompromising rise to stardom – interview

The British singer-songwriter has hit albums, billions of Spotify streams, and gigs at Glastonbury and Montreux Jazz Festival to show for years of hard work.

TV shows and streaming video

Review | Human Vapor: Shun Oguri, Yu Aoi anchor Netflix’s bold sci-fi thriller reboot

This exciting tale of a mysterious serial killer who can turn into a murderous cloud of gas is a reimagining of a classic Japanese thriller.

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Uta Uchida in a still from Human Vapor. Photo: Netflix.
Royalty

Princess Kate climbs UK’s highest peaks for cancer charity

Marking a milestone after her own cancer battle, the British royal completes a 24-hour trek challenge.

⁠Kate Middleton at the summit of Ben Nevis in Scotland. Photo: @KensingtonRoyal via X
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Running on Karma with Andy Lau hid a Buddhist tragedy behind muscles

Lau played a muscular monk-turned-stripper with karmic visions opposite Cecilia Cheung in this film that began light and then got grim.

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Celebrity children

Meet James Marsden’s model-musician son, Jack Marsden

The 25-year-old son of the X-Men actor has gone from the runway to record production – and now, a brand campaign for The Macallan alongside his dad.

Charles Leclerc

Formula One’s Charles Leclerc and 4 of his most expensive watches

The recently married Ferrari driver loves a pricey watch – though he’s had one of his limited edition RMs stolen off his wrist while signing autographs.

Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, wearing one of his prized watches. Photo: @charles_leclerc/Instagram
TV shows and streaming video

How to get Marvel and Wonder Man star Ben Kingsley to be in your film

Ben Kingsley, who reprised his role of Trevor Slattery for Disney+’s Wonder Man this year, talks about auditions, parenthood and Ghandi.

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Ben Kingsley is interviewed at a screening of Disney+’s Wonder Man at the Television Academy in Los Angeles on June 7, 2026. Photo: TNS
Hong Kong transport

Cathay Pacific says sorry to actor Wu Chun over 3-day luggage delay ordeal

Online posts by the Mandopop star, who was earlier featured in the airline’s promotional campaign, trigger backlash against carrier.

Athletes

Former NBA player Yao Ming on legacy and life lessons – interview

Once a player with the Houston Rockets in the NBA, now he has his non-profit Yao Foundation and was recently in Hong Kong to speak at HSBC Life’s Legacy Continuum Summit.

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