I’ve spent the last decade staring at faces, mostly high-definition ones on red carpets and cinema screens, and I’ll be honest with you: for a while there, it got really boring. There was this stretch of time where every single person in Hollywood seemed to have the same set of blindingly white, perfectly square, slightly-too-large […]
The other night I got stranded on the Overground, one of those slo-mo crawls where the train halts every few minutes for no apparent reason. Everyone looked worn out at the end of the day. Phones out, headphones in; all were pretending not to notice each other. And then a voice cut through the carriage. Two people […]
I’ve spent the last decade staring at faces, mostly high-definition ones on red carpets and cinema screens, and I’ll be honest with you: for a while there, it got really boring. There was this stretch of time where every single person in Hollywood seemed to have the same set of blindingly white, perfectly square, slightly-too-large […]
I’ve watched enough award shows in person and on live feeds to know one basic truth. The part they rehearse isn’t the part you remember. The real story always sneaks in sideways. You can dress a stage with a mountain of lights and flowers, run camera tests all afternoon, and brief every presenter twice. Still […]
The other night I got stranded on the Overground, one of those slo-mo crawls where the train halts every few minutes for no apparent reason. Everyone looked worn out at the end of the day. Phones out, headphones in; all were pretending not to notice each other. And then a voice cut through the carriage. Two people […]
Picture this: It’s a Sunday morning in London, the kettle’s just boiled, and a clip starts autoplaying on your phone. A famous face is talking. Same smile, same hair, same laugh. But the voice? It’s… off. A vowel lands where it didn’t used to. A “t” gets softened into a Mid-Atlantic blur. A rhythm appears […]
You’re stuck in the checkout queue at Waitrose. Again. The basket is half full. Raspberries you didn’t plan to buy. A loaf that cost more than it should. And instead of staring at the card machine, you’re eyeing the magazine rack. Big fonts. Bigger claims. A “secret wedding”. A “family blow-up”. You tell yourself you […]
I’ve spent the better part of fifteen years dodging elbows on red carpets and deciphering “no comment” emails from high-end PR firms. If that time has taught me anything, it’s that January in the UK is usually a bit of a slog. Most celebrities are hiding under a duvet in a villa in Barbados, waiting […]
Picture this. A tiny back room above a pub. Sticky floor. Warm lights. A mic that’s seen better days. Someone’s about to go on, and the MC leans in with that half grin. “Right then… give it up for…” And there’s a pause. Not because the crowd’s loud. Because the name matters. If you’ve ever […]
Walk down any UK high street, and you’ll spot it within minutes. A perfume poster with a film star staring through you. A footballer on a sauce bottle. A comedian telling you a brew is basically your best mate. It’s so normal now you barely clock it. But here’s the thing. Celebrity endorsements aren’t just […]
Most people’s first glimpse of Kensington Palace up close is not at all like a scene from the movies about palaces. It feels… oddly normal. Not the building, obviously. It looks like a building that hasn’t moved since the beginning of time, secure and dismissive, like it knows London will change around it and it won’t […]
A masterclass in using one bright shoe to do all the heavy lifting. You know that moment when you’re scrolling, half asleep, and a paparazzi shot jolts you awake like a cold splash of water. The shoes steal the limelight, not the crazy dress or the new haircut. A flash of colour. Almost rude. The […]
It is not like combat sports are now just a part of a profession, but it has now become a part of lifestyle as a healthy, creative habit to include in the daily routine. People are now more aware of the benefits associated with this, and that is why many celebrities from Hollywood to global […]
There’s a moment most people have with an LED mask where they go, ‘Hang on, is this… actually doing something? It usually happens late at night. Hair is scraped back, and the face is freshly washed. The mask is on. You look like a mildly haunted sci-fi extra. And you’re there for ten minutes thinking […]
