No one warns you how mental motherhood is, do they? My sister called me crying at 2 am after giving birth to her first baby because she couldn’t stop feeling anxious. And it turned out that she had postpartum depression. One in seven new mothers experience it, and yet we hardly ever talk about it. […]
My neighbour Sarah’s obsessed with celebrity divorces. Can’t help herself. Last week, she accosted me in the shops, brandishing her phone. “Did you hear that Phil Collins’ ex-wife got £17 million in the divorce?” she said with a look of utter fascination. I hadn’t, but Sarah was just beginning. It seems Jill Tavelman, the ex-wife […]
OK, so last Tuesday I was at my sister’s house watching After Life, again, because I’m obsessed, and she said, “That woman there, the one who’s got the crazy hair, she’s very good, isn’t she?” I was like, ‘Yeah, she’s class,’ and I didn’t know who she was. Turns out it’s Jo Enright. My sister […]
So I’m having my morning cuppa last Tuesday, scrolling through Instagram like you do, when this photo pops up. A girl who looks exactly like Cindy Crawford did in the 90s. My first thought was, “Blimey! Someone’s found some amazing old photos.” Then I read the caption. Kaia Gerber. Cindy’s daughter. And I’m sat there […]
So I sat there last Tuesday, channel hopping because there was absolutely nothing decent on telly. Stumbled across The Vanishing on Film4. Never heard of it before, but the Scottish scenery looked promising enough. After twenty minutes pass, I’m obsessed. Truly not because of the story, which was alright, but because of this actress I […]
So I’m sitting there last Sunday, absolutely knackered, scrolling through Netflix with a cup of tea going cold. My sister calls and goes, “Have you watched that Queen Charlotte thing yet?” I hadn’t, obviously, been putting it off because I thought it was just more Bridgerton fluff. Two episodes in, and there’s this actor playing […]
Right, so I was having a proper chinwag with my mate Phoebe last week about celebrities and their kids. She goes, “Did you know that girl from Emily in Paris; her dad’s Phil Collins?” Honestly, I nearly choked on my tea. Phil Collins? The bloke who sang “In the Air Tonight”? Turns out, yeah, and […]
Picture this: I’m standing in the queue at Tesco last Tuesday, and this woman in front of me is having a proper row with someone on her phone. She’s going on about how “he needs his green juice at exactly 7:15 or he gets stroppy” and “don’t forget the meditation app has to be queued […]
How is Lily Collins related to Phil Collins? Born 18 March 1989, Lily Jane Collins is the daughter of English musician Phil Collins and his second wife, Jill Tavelman. Lily was raised mostly by Jill in Los Angeles after Phil and Jill divorced when she was six years old. People constantly wonder, “Is Lily Collins […]
Back in 1987, something happened that nobody expected. And then a 21-year-old young woman stepped onto the Oscar stage, and all changed. Her name was Marlee Matlin, and she couldn’t even hear the roaring of applause as she made history. This wasn’t an ordinary awards show moment. For the first time ever, a deaf performer […]
Every so often, a question pops up about someone you’ve seen for years on screen or radio: “How old is Marj Hogarth?” To viewers of Scottish comedy, she’s a familiar figure seen in Still Game, heard on Fags, Mags & Bags, and involved in Christmas pantos across Scotland. Yet, her age remains elusive. This article […]
When seeing Marj Hogarth on TV or hearing her voice on the radio, the thought often comes up: Is Marj Hogarth Scottish? She’s in a number of Scottish comedies and radio shows, and a good number of us are left hoping to hear more about her origins. This article is a friendly look at who […]
