Gary Barlow has left a heartwarming message on social media for a woman who was catfished by someone pretending to be the Take That star online.
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attended a “Showgirls” screening at the Academy Museum’s David Geffen Theater in LA, where a crowd of 1,200 gave her a standing ovation at the sold-out event. Addressing the audience, she said that after she got cast in the 1995 movie, she asked her agent if there was a chance she might be nominated for an Oscar for the part. “Every girl in Hollywood had fought for this role,” she said.
“So it was not a strange thing to ask.”“So tonight I’d like to thank the Academy … Museum,” Berkley quipped.“Showgirls” was a critical and commercial flop. A box office bomb, it made around $37 million against a $45 million budget. The movie follows a mysterious young drifter, Nomi Malone (Berkley), who begins working as a strip club dancer in Las Vegas and tries to ascend to the top of the world of Vegas showgirls.
She makes friends with Molly (Gina Ravera), who works at a hotel, and Cristal (Gina Gershon), a dancer who shows her the ropes, and gets a boyfriend, Zack (Kyle MacLachlan). Legendary late film critic Roger Ebert gave the film two stars and called it a “sleazefest” and “a slick, expensive soap opera.” He called the plot and screenplay “juvenile,” although he did praise Berkley’s performance, noting that the “Saved by the Bell” star brought “a fierce energy that’s always interesting.” Nevertheless, the movie didn’t help Berkley’s career.In 2020, she told People, “Of course it was disappointing that it didn’t do well, but there was so much cruelty around it. I was bullied.
And I didn’t understand why I was being blamed. The job as an actor is to fulfill the vision of the director. And I did everything I was supposed to do.”She added that after the film tanked, “I was left out in the cold and I was a pariah in the industry I had
.Gary Barlow has left a heartwarming message on social media for a woman who was catfished by someone pretending to be the Take That star online.
When it comes to finding love, former Scary Spice, Mel B has certainly had a rocky run of it, with two failed marriages, a string of high profile exes and a turbulent love life that at one point, sadly even saw her suffer horrific abuse. However, it appears the third time may well be the charm for Melanie, as she is busy hard at work preparing for her upcoming wedding to Rory McPhee.
Ugh. This sux! Tori Spelling‘s kids were “shamed” by classmates for living in an RV amid their parents’ marital struggles and alleged money problems!
Kate Middleton has been seen in public for the first time since her abdominal surgery in January. She was reportedly spotted at her favourite farm shop on Saturday (16 March), slowly returning to the public eye after a long recovery from an undisclosed operation.The Princess of Wales was seen enjoying her day out, just a mile away from the Wales family home at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor. Onlookers told The Sun that Kate seemed "happy, relaxed and healthy" while she was shopping.
TV and radio presenter Claudia Winkleman has debuted a brand-new look, giving her iconic hairstyle a stylish update. The beloved host, known for her signature fringe that typically covers most of her eyes, made a statement as she stepped out from her BBC Radio 2 show sporting a notably shorter fringe.
Ryan Gosling spoke about his memorable performance of “I’m Just Ken” at the 2024 Oscars during an interview at the world premiere of his new movie “The Fall Guy” at the SXSW festival in Austin. The 43-year-old actor revealed that he received some valuable advice from his long-term partner, Eva Mendes, and their two daughters, Esmeralda and Amada, before taking the stage.
Best Picture nominee “Past Lives,” wore a turtle pin to the 2024 Oscars in memory of his pet tortoise that died in August 2023. “OK, so my pet tortoise passed away last year and I had him for 10 years,” Yoo, 42, explained to a Variety reporter on the Los Angeles red carpet Sunday.In the video, the South Korean actor revealed that he named his reptile Momo after a children’s fantasy novel of the same name written by German author Michael Ende. The novel was published in 1973.Yoo, who was born in Germany, joked that his fan club back home named themselves “Momos” after the turtle.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Lily Gladstone is in good spirits following the 2024 Oscars, where many awards pundits predicted she would take home the Oscar for best actress thanks to her acclaimed performance as Mollie Kyle in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Gladstone won prizes at the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards prior to the Oscars, but Academy voters bestowed the best actress Oscar to Emma Stone from “Poor Things” instead. “Feeling the love big time today, especially from Indian Country.
A vile and obsessive bully kicked his girlfriend's dog to death after he angrily accused her of putting her pet first.
Josie Gibson is said to be 'gutted and hurt' over not landing a full-time role on This Morning, after Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley were announced as the show's new permanent presenters. After former permanent anchors Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby both departed the show last year, a number of guest presenters have filled their spots on rotation, with I'm a Celeb star Josie being a regular fixture on the show. But a TV insider told OK! how Josie had hoped she would 'become the new Holly,' leaving her upset over the producer's decision.The source added that Alison Hammond was also offered a full-time role instead of Josie, but opted to 'turn it down' as she 'doesn't want the responsibility'.
J. Kim Murphy With the 2024 Academy Awards in the books, Variety is celebrating the Oscar wins of the stars and filmmaking talent that took home gold at the ceremony Sunday evening.
win at the 2024 Oscars prevented “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone from making history as the first Native American woman to win in the category.Stone, 35, tearfully accepted the award for “Poor Things,” although she, too, appeared stunned by her win. She also suffered a wardrobe malfunction onstage, telling the audience that her Louis Vuitton gown had ripped. This is Stone’s second win in the category after taking home a golden statue for “La La Land” in 2017.
Emma Stone is a two-time Oscar winner and she looked shocked to win again!
In a very competitive race, Cord Jefferson won his first Academy Award in the Adapted Screenplay category for the dramedy “American Fiction.” Based on the 2001 novel “Erasure“ by Percival Everett, “Fiction” overcame a slew of worthy nominees such as Christopher Nolan‘s screenplay for “Oppenheimer,” Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach‘s bizarrely categorized script for “Barbie,” and Tony McNamara’s adaptation of “Poor Things” to take the prize.
Imagine being just 22 years old and having two Academy Awards trophies somewhere in your apartment (or mansion). Welcome to Billie Eilish‘s life.
“Barbenheimer” is officially over. While Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” may have outdueled its release date mate by a little under $500 million at the worldwide box office, Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” has taken the most coveted award of them all, the Oscar for Best Picture.
Wes Anderson was first nominated for an Academy Award in 2022 in the Original Screenplay category for “The Royal Tenenbaums.” He’s earned seven nominations since. At the 96th Academy Awards, the celebrated American filmmaker in Paris won his first Oscar in a somewhat unlikely category, Live Action Short.
After so many snubs and just not close enough, Christopher Nolan is finally an Oscar winner. The American-British filmmaker had earned eight nominations before the night began.
There have been numerous times over the course of Cillian Murphy’s career when he could have easily earned his first Academy Award nomination. There was his transformative performance in “Breakfast on Pluto.” His harrowing turn in “28 Days Later.” Or even his acclaimed performance in “The Wind That Shakes the Barley.” But after 20 years into his feature film career, that moment finally arrived with longtime collaborator Christopher Nolan and “Oppenheimer.” And now, Murphy has caped that achievement by winning Best Actor at the 96th Academy Awards.
Don’t call it a career win because few would argue that Robert Downey, Jr. didn’t deliver one of his best performances ever as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer.” That immense talent was rewarded with his first Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category at the 96th Academy Awards.