Love Actually Writer & Director Richard Curtis Admits Movie’s Fat-Shaming Jokes Are No ‘Longer Funny’

It wasn’t that long ago that Mark Wahlberg was starring in all sorts of balls-to-the-wall action films and hard-hitting dramas. But lately, it appears the actor really only wants to star in comedies or inspirational films.

The FADER’s transgender charity covers compilation FADER & Friends Volume 1 is out now, available exclusively on Bandcamp until December 1, 2023. 100% of the proceeds go towards the Transgender Law Center, Mermaids, and Rainbow Railroad.

Adam Thomas caught fans' attention as he was seen in a snap with his older brother Ryan ahead of his stint on Dancing on Ice. Former Coronation Street star Ryan is currently in training for the ITV skating competition which returns to screens in January.

A Martin Lewis fan was applauded for racking up free cash worth £800 over the years using a trick that the money-saving expert often champions himself. Mr Lewis regularly urges his fans to take advantage of the perks banks offer for switching accounts, which often include a one-off bonus payment.

Police were left stunned after pulling over a seven seat car on a motorway - to find 15 people crammed into it. Traffic officers pulled over the black Vauxhall Zafira on the M62 in Cheshire on Wednesday believing it was overloaded.

A man killed his partner of 20 years in a brutal hammer attack after being overcome with an ‘irresistible impulse’ due to a rare mental health disorder. Daniel Mitchell, 48, was suffering with a severe catatonic depression never seen before by a senior psychiatrist, when he repeatedly struck Alexis Karran with a hammer.

A man admits killing a dad who was battered to death in his own home, a jury heard. Damian White is guilty of Warren Burns' manslaughter but not guilty of murder, his barrister claimed at his trial.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith was left telling fans 'by the way' as he gave fans a glimpse into a big cast night out - but there were some faces missing in a 'divide'. The Craig Tinker actor took to social media with a snap of himself alongside a number of his co-stars.

One Strictly Come Dancing star is said to have become the 'underdog' of the competition as the show prepares to head to Blackpool. Last weekend's show came with extra pressure as no one wanted to miss out on the special week that sees the BBC One dance contest head to the North West.

Aldi got shoppers excited this week when it announced the return of a popular Christmas item. The supermarket has confirmed the return of its highly-anticipated Kevin the Carrot stuffed toys which will be available to buy from 8am on Thursday (November 16).

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is set to buy a minority stake in Manchester United after his failed Chelsea takeover attempt.

David Schwimmer has recalled one of his 'favourite moments' with later friend and co-star Matthew Perry as he penned his own tribute following the actor's tragic death. Perry died aged 54 on October 28.

A new version of Love Island has recently burst onto our screens – Love Island Games, bringing with it lots of drama and craziness. In the show, previous contestants from other series around the world are given a chance to redeem themselves and try to emerge as the winners. Some surprising moments have occurred so far and it remains to be seen what else might happen as the series continues to unfold.

Married At First Sight UK's Jordan Gayle is accused of cheating on Erica Roberts in a heated row tonight as the cast reunite for the first time since the vow renewals. Tuesday night's episode, 14 November, ended with viewers finding out which couples decided to stay married and which broke up - but there is set to be plenty more drama.The couples are set to reunite for an intense dinner party, with episodes airing tonight and on Thursday.

Tanyel Revan has announced that she is engaged, just ten months after she appeared on Love Island. The TV star, 27, reunited with her now-fiance Ediz, 31, after she left the villa after failing to find love during her stint on the ITV2 show. However, it was not long before she and Ediz had rekindled their romance, which had ended some time before her appearance on the dating show, and she later left fans shocked when she declared she had found her "soulmate" shortly after leaving the villa.

OK! has put together a comprehensive guide to the shopping event with answers to common questions like when is Black Friday 2023? Whenever you look at celebrities, it's easy to write off their glowing skin as a result of expensive treatments, luxurious skincare and having an army of professionals at their beck and call. However, that’s not always the case, and when it comes to skincare there are some amazing brands out there that come with a celeb stamp of approval and won’t break the bank – especially if you take advantage of all the early Black Friday deals floating around at the moment.

Blind Date’s first couple to marry have gone viral on TikTok after a chance encounter revealed they were still happily loved up after 35 years. Sue and Alex Tatham were randomly stopped on the street in London by the Meet Cutes NYC account and asked about how they first met.The TikTok interviewer was left astounded when Alex revealed that they had actually met on Cilla Black ’s iconic dating show in 1988 before marrying in 1991. The video of the encounter has gone viral since being uploaded on Tuesday - with more than 150,000 likes and more than 2,000 comments.

Made in Chelsea stars Maeva D'Ascanio and James Taylor tied the knot at London's Chelsea Registry Office this week and have now shared details from their wedding.The sweet couple revealed that they walked down the aisle together with their one year old son, Beau, before they exchanged their vows. In an interview with Hello!, Maeva said: “The ceremony was quick but very intense and beautiful.” The newlyweds added: "We loved seeing our families being so emotional while walking down the aisle, and having beau with us was very special." The couple got married at the registry office ahead of a second lavish ceremony which will be filmed for the reality show Made In Chelsea, where their fellow co-stars are expected to attend.The second ceremony is reported to take place next month.Taking to Instagram to announce the news, Maeva said: "Yes! We did it!! Now we can't wait to celebrate with all our family and friends." The couple have recently been embarking on various wedding preparations and were even seen getting trained up in the gym together in the latest episode of Made In Chelsea.

Dame Kelly Holmes returned to the Loose Women panel on Wednesday, 15 November, with the Olympian delighting TV viewers as she debuted a striking new hairstyle. Kelly, 53, who made her red carpet debut with girlfriend Louise Cullen recently, swapped her usual brunette look for a jaw-dropping platinum blonde pixie cut, with her fellow panellists gushing over her. She revealed her new hairdo was brand new, having only visited a hairdresser the night before her return to Loose Women, after holding a vote on her Instagram account to help her decide on a new hair colour.

There are so many different editions of RuPaul’s Drag Race, it’s hard to keep track of everything happening all at once!

Prince Harry better get used to being on the outs with his family because it doesn’t look like the damage will ever be repaired.

Drew Barrymore has a new man in her life!

Bustle magazine, the Oscar-winning actress and businesswoman said that she hopes her children “feel free to pursue exactly what they want to do” without fear of judgement.The term ‘nepo baby’ refers to the children of celebrities who have success in similar careers. Nepo is short for nepotism.The phrase went viral online last year as social media users drew attention to a number rising stars who have famous parents, such as Brooklyn Beckham, Jaden and Willow Smith, and Euphoria star Maude Apatow, who is the daughter of director Judd Apatow and actress Leslie Mann.In January, Paltrow’s 19-year-old daughter Apple Martin — whose father is Coldplay singer Chris Martin — made her debut as a model at Chanel’s Paris Fashion Week.Paltrow said that there is a “whole nepo baby culture and judgement that exists around kids of famous people”.“She’s really just a student, and… she just wants to be a kid and be at school and learn.

Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that the birth of her daughter Apple in 2004 was her reason to leave Hollywood. "Once I had Apple, I really didn't want to fly off and go [on] location, and I wanted to be home," the Goop founder explained to reporters at the launch event for her more affordable good.clean.goop beauty line Wednesday.

Gwyneth Paltrow fans, take a good look at your girl, cause she’s not going to be in the public eye much longer!

to share on the term. Paltrow—daughter of Emmy winning actor Blythe Danner and television producer/director Bruce Paltrow—has , so you can probably guess where this is going.“Now there’s this whole nepo baby culture, and judgment that exists around kids of famous people,” the Oscar-winner told in a recent interview, adding, “there’s nothing wrong with doing or wanting to do what your parents do,” and, “I think it’s kind of an ugly moniker.” Paltrow told the outlet that she hopes her children, Apple and Moses, always feel free to pursue whatever career they want without fear of judgment from others, which is fair enough.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The last time Paltrow weighed in on nepo babies, she was commenting on Hailey Bieber's “nepo baby” t-shirt, writing on , “I might need a few of these.” And before the term “nepo baby” entered popular lexicon, she and Bieber talked nepotism on an episode of Bieber's YouTube channel, “Who's in My Bathroom.” Per , Paltrow said, “I really do feel that once your foot is in the door—which you unfairly got in—then you have to work almost twice as hard and be twice as good because people are ready to pull you down and say you don’t belong there and you’re only there because of your dad or your mom or whatever the case may be.”One thing about .By Stacey LeascaBy GlamourBy Elizabeth LoganBy Alex KesslerMore from GlamourSee More Stories© 2023 Condé Nast.

Gwyneth Paltrow has had an incredible career in the spotlight, but once she sells Goop, we may never see her again. The actress and businesswoman built the company reportedly worth $250 million, and although she isn’t ready to sell, she might say goodbye to fame once she does.In a recent interview with Bustle, the “Shallow Hal” star opened up about aging, beauty, her family, and more. The 51-year-old brought up disappearing from the public eye- twice.

Gwyneth Paltrow is ready to make her exit. The Oscar winner detailed what she wants her life to look like when she retires in the future.“I will literally disappear from public life,” Paltrow, 51, told Bustle in an interview published on Wednesday.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow briefly entered the “nepo baby” discourse in January when she commented on an Instagram post of Hailee Bieber wearing a shirt with the moniker on it and wrote: “I might need a few of these.” Now Paltrow, the daughter of actor Blythe Danner and director/producer Bruce Paltrow who is an Oscar winner in her own right, entered the discourse more forcefully by telling Bustle the term “nepo baby” is an “ugly moniker.” “Now there’s this whole nepo baby culture, and judgment that exists around kids of famous people,” Paltrow said when her 19-year-old daughter Apple got brought up. “She’s really just a student, and she’s been very…She just wants to be a kid and be at school and learn.

Gwyneth Paltrow is opening up about her career.

Richard Curtis is looking back at his early films like Bridget Jones’s Diary, Notting Hill and Love Actually and regretting he was not “ahead of the curve” in terms of the jokes and portrayal of women.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Love Actually” writer-director Richard Curtis admitted at the Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival (via Today) that he regrets the many weight-centric jokes he wrote into his 2003 Christmas classic. The character Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) is often mocked for her weight throughout the film, with her dad calling her “plumpy,” a colleague noting she has “huge thighs” and her love interest (Hugh Grant) saying “God, you weigh a lot” after she jumps into his arms.

Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham literature festival and they looked back on the hit romance flicks.Curtis expressed remorse for his fat jokes, saying: “I remember how shocked I was five years ago when Scarlett said to me: ‘You can never use the word ‘fat’ again.’“Wow, you were right. In my generation, calling someone chubby [was funny] – in ‘Love Actually,’ there were jokes about that.

Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually.The director and screenwriter expressed regret over decisions in his previous films during an appearance at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival where he was interviewed by his daughter Scarlett.During the interview Scarlett raised that there had been “growing criticism around the ways your films treated women and people of colour”, citing descriptions of Bridget Jones as having “tree-trunk thighs” and the lack of diversity in 1999 film Notting Hill (“one of the birthplaces of the British black civil rights movement”).In response, Curtis said: “I think because I came from a very undiverse school and a bunch of university friends, I think that I hung on to the feeling that I wouldn’t know how to write those parts. I think I was just stupid and wrong about that.“I felt as though me, my casting director, my producers just didn’t look outwards.”Speaking specifically about fat jokes, Curtis said: “I remember how shocked I was five years ago when Scarlett said to me, ‘You can never use the word ‘fat’ again.’ Wow you were right.

A colossal congratulations is in order for legendary movie director Richard Curtis, after he "secretly tied the knot" with long-term girlfriend Emma Freud last month.The movie mogul - known for directing heart-warming hits like Love Actually and Notting Hill - certainly knows a thing or two about happily ever afters, so fans were left confused after there was previously no wedding in sight for the pair, despite being together for over three decades. But speaking to press at Cheltenham Literature Festival in Gloucestershire this Saturday, Richard, 66, and Emma, 61, accidentally let slip that they had exchanged vows four weeks earlier.

Gwyneth Paltrow wants to clear something up!