Lockdown Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

As healthcare professionals across the world stress on social distancing, people have put their social lives on hold to self-isolate and avoid contracting the Coronavirus. Amid the COVID 19 lockdown, people are keeping themselves entertained by binge-watching series and movies on streaming platforms.

By Vanessa Papas

Surgeons cut out a football-sized tumour from a Chinese patient’s armpit.

As people sacrifice their social lives to stay away from the deadly Coronavirus, Prince Harry is pointing out the positive side of the ongoing lockdown. The 35-year-old is getting to spend a lot of family time with his wife Meghan Markle and their son Archie, and he is cherishing these moments.

As people across the world practice self-distancing to say away from the deadly coronavirus, Angelina Jolie is urging them to check in on each other amid the ongoing lockdown. The 44-year-old Hollywood star, who is also the Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, recently joined California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris for a virtual conference. During the video conference organised by Time, the two discussed how important it is to keep in touch. 

Drew Barrymore has new found respect for teachers after homeschooling her kids amid the ongoing Coronavirus Lockdown. The 45-year-old is finding it difficult to homeschool her kids and recently opened up about balancing her everyday chores in addition to teaching her children.

By Vanessa Papas

While we all need a little bit of fiction to escape the reality of our world, there is no better entertainment than reality shows, especially when it is a dating show. And it seems like Netflix knows exactly what its audience wants.

South African Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos celebrates his 28th birthday today. We caught up with him to get some fitness tips from him and to find out what he’s been up to during lockdown.

Eric Trzcinski, 34, and Trevor Reinke, 25, usually hang out at each other’s houses on the weekends in Richfield, Wisconsin, but because of the coronavirus lockdown they weren’t able to do so on March 24. To make up for the inconvenience, Eric secured a bottle of Corona beer (what else?) to his RC car and drove it all the way to Trevor’s house. “Thank you, neighbour!” Trevor could be heard saying as he picked up the drink from the tiny vehicle.

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So we’re 12 days into lockdown and some of us are coping well; others… not so much. If you’re in the latter group, pay attention because we’re sharing some tips on ways to stay motivated during your house arrest.

Jennifer Aniston recently joined Jimmy Kimmel for the at-home edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live and opened up about her experience with social distancing. Unlike a lot of us, who are finding it hard to stay at home, the actress revealed that the quarantine hasn’t been a challenge for her because she is an agoraphobe and usually avoids crowded places and likes to stay at home. However, she did mention that since she has nothing else to do, she is discovering new hobbies and one of them is painting.

Being locked-down in one’s home for three weeks can feel very long and frustrating at times as one can easily run out of things to do.

Worldwide about 938,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and about 47,000 people have lost their lives battling the deadly virus. As the healthcare workers across the world continue to work round the clock and risk their lives to save other people, Hollywood star Samuel L Jackson has just one message for you – “Stay the f*** at home.” The Marvel actor recently narrated a children's book for adults titled ‘Stay the F**k at Home’ to encourage the practice of social distancing.

Gorgeous South African actress, Natasha Thahane, will soon lend her dazzling smile to Garnier campaigns following today’s announcement that the vibrant young star is the fresh new face of Garnier Even & Matte.