Paul Mescal reads ‘Normal People’ passage for Florence Welch’s book club

Former Love Island star Brett Staniland staged a protest over fast fashion outside Molly-Mae Hague's PrettyLittleThing show. As Molly-Mae, 22, showed off her collection debut with the online fashion retailer at the Londoner Hotel on Wednesday night, outside the event, anger was mounting as protestors took issue with Boohoo Fashion Group, which owns PLT. One of those holding signs and speaking through a microphone to condemn the company was reality star Brett, who also spoke exclusively to OK! about Boohoo's contribution to the climate crisis as one of the "biggest in the world".

Gemma Collins sweetly recalled the first moment she met her fiancé Rami Hawash during her powerful documentary Gemma Collins: Self-Harm and Me on Wednesday night. The powerful show charted Gemma's, 41, 20-year battle with self-harm and shared a side to the The Only Way Is Essex star that the public are yet to see. During the hard-hitting documentary, Gemma, who recently told new! magazine that she's "desperate" to have a baby with fiancé Rami, revealed that they first met at a pub in Chigwell, Essex.

The WGA East has resumed its organizing of digital newsrooms after a pause amid concerns that news writers and producers were on the verge of becoming a majority of the guild’s membership.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann is coming to her children’s defense!

Kate McKinnon is joining the cast!

Brian Austin Green has made his first comments about girlfriend Sharna Burgess‘s pregnancy.

Keri Russell is linking up with Netflix.

Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz are lucky their friendship helped with their screen test. The pair, who play Batman and Catwoman, respectively, in the upcoming film,, share how they helped each other get through the screen test.«The chemistry read was really intense,» Kravitz tells . The  actress revealed that unlike Pattinson, she was there for an audition, as she had not been cast for the role yet. «Rob was wearing the Batsuit, and it was a proper camera test with the DP there and everything on a soundstage.

A gay RAAF veteran was surveilled and grilled over his sexual history and visits to gay bars, before being hounded out of the air force. Trigger Warning: This story discussed homophobia in the Defence Force and suicidal ideation, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention, call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support, call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.According to the Daily Mail, Liversidge was shown photos of himself outside a gay bar in Prahran and was asked about the type of people who frequented the establishment. Liversidge said it was his “Oh! sh*t moment.”“They then had a series of dates and times that they had known that I’d gone to gay bars.

Chris Willman Music WriterStubb’s, the intimate outdoor music venue in Austin that has been one of the principal locations for South by Southwest for the last quarter-century, has been purchased by Austin-based C3 Presents and its parent company Live Nation, the companies announced Tuesday.Although the acquisition was completed at the end of 2021, it was not revealed until this week.The entire Austin city block on which Stubb’s sits was part of the sale, according to Austin news reports. Stubb’s is unique among venues in offering a club-like experience that is outdoors, with a 2,500-capacity open performance space adjacent to an indoor BBQ restaurant, situated on the eastern end of Austin’s club district, not only creekside but practically adjacent to the I-35 freeway.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Sunscreen is a daily skincare necessity even when the sun isn’t shining. But especially in the colder months, when your skin becomes dryer than usual, it can be hard to find a sunscreen that’s just as good at moisturizing as it is effective at protecting against UV rays.Luckily, one of the best face sunscreens on the market is currently having a huge sale — and it’s a favorite among Hollywood makeup artists such as Katie Mellinger, who’s worked with the likes of Sofia Coppola, Chloe Sevigny and Emma Watson.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThese days, Tom Holland is never too far from the top of box office charts.The “Spider-Man: No Way Home” actor is returning to theaters this weekend as a different kind of vigilante in Sony’s “Uncharted,” an action adventure based on the popular video game. The film is expected to make $27 million between Friday and Sunday and $30 million through President’s Day on Monday. Some box office prognosticators believe “Uncharted” could reach $35 million in its first four days in theaters.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHulu’s “Pam and Tommy” has set the internet alight as viewers tune in each week to see Lily James and Sebastian Stan take on the wild antics of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. Not only are audiences talking about the amazing transformations, but they’re also buzzing about the costumes, or in some scenes, the lack of.Costume designer Kameron Lennox worked on nailing the signature looks such as that iconic red “Baywatch” outfit, as well as tailoring outfits to fit the prosthetics needed on Stan as he struts around in thongs.Lennox broke down how she pulled off some of the show’s outfits.Pamela Anderson shot to international stardom while playing C.J Parker on the hit series “Baywatch.” She became synonymous with the red lifeguard bathing suit worn by her character.

Zack Sharf Candace Bushnell, the author whose 1996 book anthology “Sex and the City” was adapted into the iconic HBO series of the same name, was left “really startled” by sequel series “And Just Like That.” Bushnell dropped her “And Just Like That” reaction during a recent interview with The New Yorker. “And Just Like That” polarized “Sex and the City” fans with storylines such as Big’s death and Miranda’s decision to divorce her husband Steve after falling in love with a nonbinary queer comedian.“I’m really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot,” Bushnell said. “You know, it’s a television product, done with Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker, who have both worked with HBO a lot in the past.

he Los Angeles Times in 1991. He was also a stand-in for  Robert DeNiro in “Taxi Driver” and Frank Sinatra in “The First Deadly Sin.”He had a small part in the first “Rocky” movie and formed a lifelong friendship with Sylvester Stallone.In 1991, he wrote the screenplay for the movie “29th Street,” about an Italian-American who wins more than $6 million in the first New York State Lottery, which he claimed was autobiographical.

Kelly Clarkson is a whole ass mood while she’s stuck quarantining with her kiddos!

Nick Cannon is «a work in progress.»The daytime talk show host and TV personality shared a part of his therapy session with Dr. Laura Berman, where he admitted that there is still a «heavy guilt» over not spending enough time with his late son, Zen, and his other children.

Shanna Moakler is sharing how she really feels about her ex, Travis Barker, and his fiancée, Kourtney Kardashian.ET's Deidre Behar spoke with Shanna after her elimination from the  house Monday, where she touched on all things Kardashians and her «epic» experience in the  house.«I think people, because of things that have happened in the press, or comments that I have made, people think that I'm really obsessed with the relationship or I'm bitter or I'm jealous, but I'm really just not,» Shanna maintained. «I'm in a relationship and I'm really happy, and it's just not something that’s centered in my world, and that's why I was so excited for this opportunity, because I wanted America to see me for who I was, and not necessarily what’s pumped out to the masses and the media sometimes.»«I wanted people to see my personality and the fun side of Shanna, and not always the drama that you see in the media,» she added.While Travis and Kourtney's relationship isn't something the former Miss USA is focussed on, Shanna, who shares Landon, 18, and Alabama, 16, with Travis, did acknowledge that the Kardashians are a part of her kids' lives, and being a part of that famous family means her kids might show up on their upcoming Hulu reality series, Kardashians.«I wont be tuning in,» Shanna said with a chuckle. «But I think it's fine if this is an opportunity that they want to be a part of.» «My children are my first priority and, that's one thing that I think Travis and I do agree on,» she stressed. «That's probably the only thing we agree on, but our children come first and their happiness.

From smitten to single. Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers kept their relationship relatively private before their split, but their rare quotes about each other offer possible insights into why they called off their whirlwind engagement.

The World Health Organization has released a new report on Omicron sub-variant BA.2 which shows the strain accounted for 21.5% of all new Omicron cases analyzed worldwide in the first week of February. Omicron, in turn, represented nearly all of the variants identified globally (98.3%) in the genomically-sequenced samples submitted to the GISAID data-sharing hub in the previous 30 days.

The Sole family grows peaches. Round white peaches ripen first; then the flat white peaches that supermarkets like; then yellow cling peaches. Their farmhouse is surrounded by the plantation they have tended for three generations, promised to them in perpetuity by the current owner’s great-grandparents during the Civil War. Memories are long in their corner of Catalonia. Nobody remembers a time before peaches. Harvesting determines the rhythm of their rumbustious family life. When the fruit ripens, it’s all hands on deck.

Disney/Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness tops RelishMix’s annual Super Bowl trailer social media impact report with a great 93.12M views in the 24 hours following Sunday’s Big Game.

Deadline on Wednesday. In addition to “Top Gun,” Pesce starred in a slew of other ’80s classics, including “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Flashdance,” “American Gigolo” and “Midnight Run.”Pesce — who was close friends with Sylvester Stallone — had reportedly battle dementia for a number of years. His last listed film credit was the 2015 “Rocky” spin-off, “Creed,” starring Michael B.

It looks like Jaden Smith, 23, had a very romantic Valentine’s Day! The rapper was spotted looking happier than ever with his new girlfriend Sab Zada while walking around Disneyland on the special love holiday. The lovebirds weren’t afraid to show off PDA while spending time at the happiest place on Earth and it was delightful to see.

Emmerdale fans were left baffled on Wednesday's episode as they pointed out a phone blunder involving Billy Fletcher as he attempted to save Leyla Harding. Only recently, Meena Jutla kidnapped Dawn Taylor in a limo during her Valentine's Day wedding to Billy with the evil nurse also leaving Leyla and Harriet Finch for dead after attacking them.

Kourtney and Travis' romance is heating up even more, with the pair enjoying a super romantic trip to Napa. Kourtney, 42, looked content as she enjoyed her time away with rocker beau Travis Barker amid speculation the reality star is expecting a baby.The couple have been doing what you do best in Napa – drink wine! Travis shared a picturesque snap of two wine glasses and a stunning leafy backdrop for the pair to enjoy their tipples.

Gemma Collins broke down in tears in her new documentary Gemma Collins: Self-Harm and Me on Thursday night as she opened up about her fears that her self-harm could return. The powerful show charted Gemma's, 41, 20-year battle with self-harm and shared a side to the The Only Way Is Essex star that the public are yet to see.

Fans of Normal People and Fleabag — of which there are more than a few around the world — were offered something of an unexpected treat late last month. A second season of Normal People — arguably the most talked about TV drama of 2020 so far — may not yet be much more than a twinkle in a Hulu commissioner’s (or, more probably, writer Sally Rooney’s) eye, while Phoebe Waller-Bridge has repeatedly confirmed that her smash-hit comedy won’t be returning.

Normal People is the frontrunner at this year’s TV Choice Awards, where it is up for three prizes.

BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel Normal People, chronicling the romantic lives of Connell Waldron and Marianne Sheridan as they fall in and out of love over several years, is a major hit.The 12-episode series dropped as a boxset on BBC Three on April 26, 2020, with regular Monday night broadcasts on BBC One stoking the hype for a little longer. After all, it was the last BBC series to complete shooting before the coronavirus pandemic hit – so it deserves a bit of extra support.While the series stays mostly loyal to the book, the screen story ended where the one on the page did.

NORMAL People's director has teased ‘revisiting Marianne and Connell in five years’ in a season two time jump. The first series of the BBC drama was a huge hit, with more than 23 million downloads on iPlayer.

Between Two Books.The Kildare native read the passage where Connell meets Marianne in college for the first time. And it’s honestly made our week!‘”Alright,” says Connell, “hi.” Instantly, unbelievably, Marianne’s face breaks into a gigantic smile, exposing her crooked front teeth,’ Paul reads of their encounter in the three minutes and 48 seconds of perfection.

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal are tucked home safe and sound in London, England, adapting to the newfound spotlight and a life in quarantine. It's a far cry from just a few months earlier when the relative unknowns were whisked off to Los Angeles, California, to wax poetic about a show the public didn't know they'd fall in love with yet.