TOPIC

Fame and celebrity

Related Topics:
Celebrity style
South Korean celebrities
Fame and celebrity
Celebrity news, including the latest gossip from the entertainment world.
Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger is close to partner Ant Anstead’s children. Photo: @archoanstead/Instagram
Hollywood

Meet Renée Zellweger’s partner Ant Anstead’s 3 kids, who she’s close to

Anstead and his older kids joined the star at the Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy premiere and Goodwood Festival of Speed; and she told Hugh Grant she chooses to live close to her BF and his youngest.

High Jewellery

Cartier jewels worn by stars and royalty on display in UK exhibition

Celebrity Families

Meet make-up maven Charlotte Tilbury’s nepo niece, Bella Broekman-Tilbury

videocam
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Carman Lee, her interrupted screen career and emergence as fitness icon

Actress got her big break in a Hong Kong TV adaptation of a Louis Cha wuxia novel, shone in a variety of roles, then quit acting.

Carman Lee in a still from The Condor Heroes 95. Photo: Online
Music

Who is Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Lauren – who just got shot?

Lauren – who wrote Behold the Monster: Confronting America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer – was shot by police in LA this week, before being arrested and released on a US$1 million bond.

Hollywood

Meet Carey Mulligan’s military brother, Owain Mulligan – who just wrote a memoir

The Oscar-nominated actress’ older brother has just released a darkly funny memoir about his time in the British Army, which already has ringing endorsements from John Oliver and Richard E. Grant.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Celebrity Families

Meet Rooney and Kate Mara’s parents, who have 10 Superbowl rings between them

NFL royalty Chris Mara and Kathleen Rooney come from families that founded the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively – they also have 2 publicity shy sons.

Meet Rooney and Kate Mara’s parents, who are both NFL royalty. Photos: Il dramma di Giulia/X; @marasisters/Instagram
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 11-13

Quaff some Pharrell Williams champagne, learn how to care better for your dog, revisit an iconic Hong Kong movie and more this weekend.

Music

Unreleased Teresa Teng discovered in Japan to appear on album

Light pop song the late Taiwanese singer probably recorded in the mid-1980s will feature on album of composer Takashi Miki’s work.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Highs, lows of Ryoko Hirosue, Japanese singer-actress arrested for assault

Ryoko Hirosue, the Japanese actress-singer recently arrested for assault, has had a long career marked by scandal and achievements.

videocam
Ryoko Hirosue at the Bulgari Aurora Awards in 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese actress-singer, who was recently arrested for assault, has had a long career marked by scandal and achievements. Photo: WireImage
Music

Who is Alanis Morissette’s eccentric rapper husband, Souleye?

The couple met at a meditation retreat in California, and the eccentric rapper claims he has ‘healed’ customers at Amazon-owned grocery store Whole Foods.

Who is Alanis Morissette’s husband, rapper Souleye? Photo: @souleye/Instagram
Books and literature

Review | Beatles book takes deep dive into the Lennon-McCartney relationship

Ian Leslie relies on other Beatles books, gossip and interpreting lyrics to try to define the relationship between band’s writing partners.

TV shows and streaming video

Who is The White Lotus star Parker Posey’s twin brother Christopher?

The twins grew up in Louisiana and Mississippi and Parker speaks fondly of her brother, who she says has a ‘creative thing going on inside of him’ despite his conservative job.

Art

Major contemporary art on show – Hockney in Paris and Sherald in New York

More than 400 of Hockney’s works from the past 70 years are at the Fondation Louis Vuitton, while Sherald’s pieces at the Whitney Museum of American Art include her iconic portrait of Michelle Obama.

Amy Sherald’s portraits of Black Americans are on display at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo: Handout
Korean drama reviews

Review | Hyper Knife: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu tango in uneven thriller K-drama

Sul Kyung-gu and Pak Eun-bin are duelling surgeons who share a dark secret. Their final showdown is powerful but not what we were expecting.

videocam
Park Eun-bin as surgeon Jung Se-ok in a still from Hyper Knife, a Korean drama series co-starring Sul Kyung-gu on Disney+. Photo: Online
American cinema

The Amateur’s ‘journeyman’ Laurence Fishburne on 9 key roles

Since Fishburne’s breakout role in Apocalypse Now, aged 14, he has appeared in films from Boyz N the Hood to The Matrix, and TV series.

videocam
Hollywood

Meet Brittany O’Grady, the White Lotus actress who’s been acting since she was 4

Hailing from Virginia, O’Grady started out taking dance lessons and singing in the church choir; these days she’s better known as Simone in Fox show Star, and Paula in The White Lotus.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

What’s ‘extended’ in new In the Mood for Love 4K special cinema edition?

Wong Kar-wai’s 2000 masterpiece returns to Hong Kong cinemas this week for the film’s 25th anniversary with nine minutes of new footage.

videocam
Maggie Cheung in a still from In the Mood for Love 25th Anniversary Special Edition. Presented in a brand new 4K restoration, this extended edition of the 2000 masterpiece boasts nine minutes of never-before-seen footage.
TV shows and streaming video

Who was The White Lotus star Walton Goggins’ first wife, Leanne Knight?

Goggins married his Canadian wife in 2001, but she grew disenchanted with his work schedule and LA – she died by suicide in 2004, after which Goggins went to Asia, foreshadowing his White Lotus role.

TV shows and streaming video

Meet Wheel of Fortune host Vanna White’s daughter Gigi Santo Pietro

Her mum may be a pop culture icon, but Santo Pietro prefers to stay out of the limelight and let her tattoo art take centre stage – though she’s not above asking to meet her favourite celebrities.

Food and Drinks

How legendary French chef Paul Bocuse’s legacy lives on in Lyon

The late ‘pope of gastronomy’, whose Restaurant Paul Bocuse held three Michelin stars for 55 years, can still be felt throughout Lyon.

French chef Paul Bocuse stands in his kitchen at Restaurant Paul Bocuse, in Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or, France, during a culinary workshop on November 9, 2012. Photo: AFP
TV shows and streaming video

White Lotus star Patravadi Mejudhon – a champion of the arts

Acclaimed Thai actress Patravadi ‘Lek’ Mejudhon is making waves in series three of the hit HBO show, but she is just as well known for her work promoting arts among Thailand – and Myanmar – youth.

Patravadi “Lek” Mejudhon attends the Los Angeles premiere of HBO’s The White Lotus, season three, at the Paramount Theatre, in February. Photo: Getty Images
Profile

Stand-up star Jiaoying Summers on comedy and growing up ‘ugly’

The Los Angeles-based comedian tells how her American dream came true.

Books and literature

One of the greatest American writers set to publish first novel in 12 years

Set in the American city of Milwaukee in 1932, Thomas Pynchon’s new book Shadow Ticket is his first since 2013’s Bleeding Edge.

Celebrity Families

Meet Joe Rogan’s estranged half-sister Rosa, who’s publicly criticising him

Joe Rogan’s half-sister says the podcaster hasn’t attempted to contact her or her father, but admits his interview with Donald Trump before the US election was an ‘influential moment’.

Podcaster Joe Rogan has an estranged half-sister named Rosa Rogan Lunelli – and she’s not happy about his portrayal of their father. Photos: Joe Rogan, Rosa Rogan Lunelli/Facebook
Celebrity Families

Who is singer Sofia Carson’s beauty maven sister, Paulina Char?

While Carson lights up the stage with tenor Andrea Bocelli, younger sister Paulina Char works behind the scenes developing new make-up products for Tower 28 Beauty.

Who is singer Sofia Carson’s beauty product-obsessed sister, Paulina Char? Photo: @paudachar/Instagram
Sex and relationships

Meet chef Mario Carbone’s celebrated TikTok publicist fiancée, Cait Bailey

Everyone from Kim Kardashian and Travis Kelce to Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio frequents Mario Carbone’s restaurants – but in 2018 one visitor caught his eye more than most.

YouTube and YouTubers

Who is Ms Rachel’s composer husband, Aron Accurso?

Ms Rachel is currently making headlines for her stance on the Israel-Gaza war, just as she welcomes baby No 2 with husband Aron Accurso – here’s what we know about her partner.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement