Rafael Nadal’s time in Wimbledon has come to an end. The tennis player was forced to pull out of the semi-final Thursday due to an abdominal strain he had been suffering from since the quarter-final.
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We finally have a premiere date for the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. Stan on Tuesday announced that the sophomore edition of the series with drag queens from Australia and New Zealand will premiere on Saturday July 30, 2022. While details of the production are a tightly guarded secret, here’s what we know about Season 2 of the Down Under edition of the Emmy award winning international franchise.In March 2022, after wrapping up the shooting of the second season in New Zealand, RuPaul had described the queens from Down Under as “ratchet”. The first season was criticised for its low production values and RuPaul in an interview on The Graham Norton Show revealed, things hadn’t been upsized for season two. Fellow guest and actor Benedict Cumberbatch asked RuPaul how different were the Down Under queens.
The Emmy award-winning host responded: “They’re a little bit more, I’m going to get in trouble for this, they’re a little more ratchet. Which is great because, you know I’m married to an Australian, and Australians have a great sense of humour and that’s really what it’s all about, we have so much fun.”The inaugural season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under premiered in May 2021, with 10 queens competing for the title.
New Zealand queen Kita Mean was crowned the winner.The season was, however, marred by controversies after the past racist behaviour of two contestants Scarlet Adams and Karen From Finance came to light. Scarlet Adams was called out for past performances, where she had appeared in blackface.
She was also accused of indulging in racist banter and cultural appropriation. Adams apologised on social media as well as on the show.Accusations Of Racism Continue To Beset RuPaul’s Drag Race Down
.Rafael Nadal’s time in Wimbledon has come to an end. The tennis player was forced to pull out of the semi-final Thursday due to an abdominal strain he had been suffering from since the quarter-final.
Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after suffering an injury.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorStart your engines and mark your calendars for July 30.
Rebel Wilson has shared a series of seriously romantic snaps with her girlfriend Ramona Agruma, as the pair enjoy a luxurious getaway in Turkey. The Australian actress 42, and her fashion designer girlfriend, 38, have given fans a behind the scenes glimpse of the activities they’ve enjoyed together during their holiday, the latest after their trip to Italy, which include everything from poolside breakfasts through to games of mini golf.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has adapted the 1992 film Strictly Ballroom into a new musical called Strictly Ballroom: The Musical. Appearing on Sunday Brunch this morning (June 26) the 57-year-old revealed it's a 'dark' and 'selfish' version of Strictly Come Dancing.
Pink Floyd have announced a physical release date for their Ukraine benefit single ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’, which marked the rock titans’ first new song in 25 years when it arrived digitally back in April.The new song will be available as both a seven-inch vinyl and CD single on July 15 in the UK, Europe and other markets, while it will be released on August 3 in Japan. In North America, Canada, Australia and Mexico, it will arrive on October 21.The B-side will feature a reworked version of ‘A Great Day For Freedom’, from Pink Floyd’s 1994 album ‘The Division Bell’, reimagined by David Gilmour based on the original tapes for the track.‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ was recorded in March of this year.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ announced today that its documentary The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s “American Pie” will premiere exclusively on the streamer on July 19th, both in the U.S. and internationally, where the service is available. The film will also get an Academy-qualifying run in Los Angeles and New York City starting on July 8th, screening in Showcase Cinemas and associated theaters globally on July 14th and 17th.
Geoffrey Rush and Benicio Del Toro will be honored with career awards at the 56th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), running July 1-9 against the backdrop of the picturesque Czech Republic spa town.
< 1 min read The news we’ve all been waiting for, the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Downunder will premiere globally on Saturday 30 July 2022.
Mel B is set as a judge for Season 2 of Paramount+’s drag queen singing competition Queen of the Universe. She joins returning judges Michelle Visage, Vanessa Williams and Trixie Mattel, along with Graham Norton, who returns as host. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder, producers of the Emmy-winning RuPauls Drag Race franchise. Mel B takes over the spot held by Leona Lewis, who served as judge on the first season.
We now finally have a date to look forward to with the rematch between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk now having been confirmed to be taking place in August with Saudi Arabia as the venue for the mammoth heavyweight clash.
Rebel Wilson has shared some sweet photos of a trip to Italy with her girlfriend Ramona Agruma. The Australian actress, 42, spoke out last week after it was claimed a newspaper tried to “out” her before she went public with her new relationship.The star took to her Instagram feed earlier this month to post a sweet snap with California-based Ramona before telling her 11.1million followers: "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove," with two pink heart emojis and a rainbow emoji.
Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday banned around 121 Australians, including out gay ABC journalist Patricia Karvelas, from entering the country “indefinitely” over what it termed a “Russophobic agenda”. The list included prominent Australian journalists, mining magnates Gina Rinehart and Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, ABC chairperson Ita Buttrose and South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas.The foreing ministry’s statement said that “entry to the Russian Federation for these persons is closed on an indefinite basis in response to the growing sanctions of the Australian government, which apply to an increasing number of Russian citizens – both officials and their families, as well as representatives of the business community and the media.”I’m not sanctioned in Australia so I can bring you @RNBreakfast https://t.co/QT0ZaqAWEd #auspol pic.twitter.com/pYOAxFwRbF— Patricia Karvelas (@PatsKarvelas) June 16, 2022The RN Breakfast host said she woke up to the news of being added to Russia’s ‘stop-list’ early in the morning. “Waking to news of being sanctioned by Russia at 3:30am was a hallucination reality dreamscape I didn’t imagine for my Friday,” Karvelas posted on . Karvelas also posted a video from the ABC studio.
Duncan James has said that Rebel Wilson has to "come to terms" with her sexuality and blasted the Australian newspaper that allegedly threaten to out her.The 42 year old delighted fans last week when she announced that she was dating fashion and jewellery designer Ramona Agruma, stating that she had found her "Disney princess". But it soon appeared that the Pitch Perfect actress had apparently been "forced" to come out by Australian newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald after they had discovered Rebel was in a same-sex relationship.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Banff World Media Festival revealed the winners of the 2022 Rockie Awards International Program Competition on Monday, with big winners including the “Friends” Reunion, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “We Are Lady Parts” and more.The event, held in Banff and hosted by comedian Rakhee Morzaria (“Run the Burbs”) featured winners chosen by a panel of 150 international industry professionals. The Rockie Awards International Program Competition presented awards in 28 categories spanning Documentary & Factual, Arts & Entertainment, Children & Youth, Scripted, and Podcast.The competition featured 148 nominations from 45 countries including the UK, United, Canada, Australia, France, China, Germany, Italy and Norway.
Pitch Perfect star confirmed publicly last week that she was in a relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma, subsequently receiving an outpouring of support and well wishes.However, The Sydney Morning Herald has come under fire after columnist Andrew Hornery said a day later that he had known about the relationship beforehand and had been “gazumped” by Wilson’s decision to go public herself, saying he had contacted Wilson and given her nearly two days to reply.Many criticised the response, noting it was unacceptable to put pressure on people to come out, though the paper’s editor Bevan Shields denied outing the star, saying they had “simply asked questions”.Absolute kicker is @smh legitimately scolding Rebel Wilson bc when faced with a newspaper saying they are going to out her without her consent & she has two days to supply a quote, she quickly came out first.As if @smh owns HER story, is entitled to break it & she scooped THEM!— Sally Rugg (@sallyrugg) June 12, 2022Bold move to run an editor’s note claiming that the paper wasn’t trying to out Rebel Wilson after the columnist in question has already written not one but two columns describing in intricate detail his attempts to out Rebel Wilson— Sarah Holland-Batt (@the_shb) June 12, 2022I’ve just read this @smh piece 3 times to make sure that I wasn’t misreading. The publication messaged Rebel Wilson saying they would out her in 2 days – and is now complaining that she chose to announce her relationship with a woman herself.
Rebel Wilson has spoken out after claims a newspaper tried to "out" her before she went public with her relationship with Ramona Agruma.The 42 year old Australian actress took to her Instagram feed earlier this month to post a sweet snap with California-based Ramona before telling her 11.1million followers: "I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess #loveislove," with two pink heart emojis and a rainbow emoji. However, shortly after she announced her romance, a reporter from The Sydney Morning Herald, Andrew Hornery, published a story claiming she had "gazumped" the scoop from him.