Julianne Hough looked fabulous in a daring, very sheer Versace gown during the season finale of Dancing With the Stars earlier this month.
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Lady Gaga won her first Oscar playing up-and-coming singer/songwriter Ally Maine alongside Bradley Cooper in 2018′s A Star is Born. Interestingly, she beat out several other famous pop stars to book the role.
A Star is Born signified the first time that Mother Monster took the lead in a blockbuster. She landed a nomination for Best Actress at the 2019 Oscars and snagged the award for Best Original Song at the ceremony.
Years later, her award-winning duet with Bradley “Shallow” is still generating headlines.
While she’s iconic in the role, some fans might not be aware that A Star is Born is a movie that had already been made three times before Lady Gaga was cast. The first version of the movie was released in 1937 and starred Janet Gaynor; the second came out in 1954 with Judy Garland in the lead. Barbra Streisand took center stage in the version of the movie released in 1976.
A fourth version of A Star is Born had been in the works for years with various talent associated with it by the time that Gaga was cast. That included four other female vocalists who could have landed the starring role. One of them was even attached to the movie at least twice, with reports suggesting that she wasn’t selected because the studio couldn’t afford her asking price.
Who were they and what happened that led to them being overlooked? We did all the digging!
Scroll through all of the musical acts that were considered for Lady Gaga’s part in A Star Is Born…
Julianne Hough looked fabulous in a daring, very sheer Versace gown during the season finale of Dancing With the Stars earlier this month.
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With Not Going Out airing its 100th episode this Christmas, fans are well acquainted with the lives of chaotic couple Lee and Lucy, played by comic Lee Mack and Beyond Paradise ’s Sally Bretton. However, Lee has revealed there was originally a different actress playing his love interest – Doctor Who ’s Catherine Tate. The 55-year-old, who created the sitcom in 2004, revealed that Catherine originally filled the role of Kate in the pilot after the pair performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe together.
Suits has been one of the biggest shows of 2023, even though it’s finale aired four years ago. With its awe-inspiring renaissance, we’re here to test your knowledge about what was going on behind the scenes of the smash success!
Robert Pattinson landed a star-making role playing Edward Cullen in the Twilight franchise. However, he almost wasn’t cast over concerns he wasn’t attractive enough for the part.
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Rose Leslie is currently starring in the second series of the BBC show Vigil, which is set in Scotland and is soon set to come to a nail-biting conclusion. The actress, 36, who is from Aberdeen and was raised at Lickeyhead Castle until she was 10, plays Detective Inspector Kirsten Longacre and stars alongside Detective Chief Inspector Amy Silva (Suranne Jones).They have been investigating a dark conspiracy in the world of the British Air Force during the new episodes of the drama. Away from the acting world, Rose is married to fellow Game of Thrones star Kit Harington, who played Jon Snow.
Green Day have shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of their recent single ‘Dilemma’.The song was recorded at RAK Studios in London with legendary producer Rob Cavallo and footage of them in the studio is intercut with scenes of them enjoying the sights of the capital.The song is the third preview of the trio’s 14th studio album ‘Saviors’ (out January 19), following on from recent tracks ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ and ‘Look Ma, No Brains!’.“The masters at work in the studio,” reads the caption. “Just like that, Dilemma was born!!”Check it out below:“‘Dilemma’ was one of those songs that was kind of easy to write because it was so personal to me,” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong explained in a statement when the track was released.“We’ve seen so many of our peers struggle with addiction and mental illness.
It has just about 30 years since NBC’s hit television show Friends debuted to rave reviews and became an instant hit.
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Taylor Lautner became a household name playing Jacob in the Twilight franchise, but he had to fight for the part twice. Both times he faced off against some talented actors, too!
A Star Is Born co-stars Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga reunited at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film, Maestro. Bradley, 48, also brought a special guest to the premiere in the form of his adorable six year old daughter Lea, who he shares with his model ex, Irina Shayk. The sweet father-daughter duo held hands and posed for pictures with Lady Gaga and Carey Mulligan, who is Bradley's co-star in the film.
It seems like anytime a bidding war breaks out these days, the only ones who can truly win it are Netflix, Amazon, or Apple, the streamers with essentially the biggest coffers. And true to this posit, Apple has won another big one in “Two For The Money,” a heist thriller with an enticing package: Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig starring with filmmaker Justin Lin (“Fast & Furious 6” “F9,” and “Star Trek Beyond”) directing.
Charlie De Melo, 34, played Imran Habeeb as a series regular in ITV’s Corrie from 2017 until 2022. He was recently confirmed to be the latest star to be involved in Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary specials, where he will play a character named Charlie Banerjee. Revealing the news last month, he shared on X (formerly Twitter): “Keeping this quiet has been a minor torture.
Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig are teaming up for a heist!
Adele has recalled feeling “really, really nervous” after finding out Lady Gaga was in the audience at one of her shows.The British singer recalled the experience during a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, explaining how she became anxious knowing that the pop icon was in the audience.The moment occurred at one of her ‘Weekends With Adele’ residency shows at the Caesar’s Palace venue in Las Vegas, when she knew that the ‘Shallow’ singer would be in attendance for the night.“There’s been one [celebrity] there that I shit myself the whole show: Gaga,” she recalled to the outlet. “And I’ve spent a bit of time with her, but I rate her so hard.”“I was like, ‘The show’s terrible. It’s rubbish.
“Weekends with Adele” Las Vegas residency. Many celebrities have flocked to the 35-year-old’s show, which started last November and is currently on break until January, including Shania Twain, Kim Kardashian, and Jennifer Lopez, but Adele told The Hollywood Reporter that she was uneasy about receiving Gaga’s “Applause.” “There’s been one there that I shat myself the whole show,” the “Rumor Has It” singer said about Gaga. “And I’ve spent a bit of time with her, but I rate her so hard.
Adele has had an incredible year. Following the release of her album “30” in 2021, the singer has been preparing her residency in Las Vegas, which kicked off in late 2022. Over the course of 2023, she has hosted all manner of guests, from fans to some of the world’s leading artists.