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Daily Mirror
5 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Aimee Lou Wood wraps up on snowy festive set as she films exciting new Christmas advert
The White Lotus and Sex Education star Amy Lou Wood has been pictured getting into the festive mood as she is filming for Marks & Spencer's new Christmas advert Aimee Lou Wood has been pictured on a picturesque set of a Christmassy street filled with festive decorations and the streets lined with snow as she takes on her latest filming project. The White Lotus and Sex Education star, 31, is currently filming for the new Marks & Spencer Christmas advert. The upmarket food and lifestyle shop's Christmas adverts have become somewhat of a staple around the festive period – rivalling the likes of John Lewis, Aldi and other brands with its Christmas campaigns. And it seems M&S are pulling out all the stops once again and have this time recruited actress Aimee to be at the helm of this year's festive offering. Photos show Aimee shunning the scorching heatwave and imagining a chillier climate as she is dressed in a faux-fur, cheetah print inspired jacket with a collar and long sleeves. The gorgeous jacket is paired with some fashionable, black wide leg trousers and heeled boots with a pointed toe. Aimee had her long brunette locks styled down and in soft waves with a middle parting to frame her face. The actress looks to be getting into the festive spirit on set as she's seen pulling a funny face and pumping her hands up to the sky – in clear excitement over her next filming project. In other snaps, Aimee appears to be taking a break from wearing the thick furry jacket in the middle of the August heatwave as she folds it over her arms while standing with other actors on set. Aimee was embracing the cameras snapping photos of her on the set as she was seen holding two peace signs up and confidently pouting as a photographer snapped away. Other snaps see her with hair and stylist specialists to ensure her look for the highly-anticipated festive ad is seamless. Meanwhile, a broader view of the magical set gives us an early idea on what to expect from this year's advert. A festive, traditional high street is laden with massive baubles, traditional lamp posts decorated with snow and festive wreaths while a number of snowy trees are also pictured on the set. Finally, a shop is decorated with green busy garlands, bows and festive green wreaths while the floor is covered in a layer of snow. The stunning actress rose to fame on Netflix 's hit series, Sex Education, where she played the loveable Aimee Gibbs. She went on to become a massive star with a legion of loyal fans. Fans were over the moon when she was announced as a main cast member for series three of The White Lotus. She played Walton Goggins' young girlfriend, Chelsea, and became a huge hit with international audiences. She also stars in Netflix's Toxic Town and co-created BBC's upcoming series, Film Club. The Stockport-born star has been open about her life and previously opened up on learning to love herself while overcoming issues with low self esteem. While Aimee was still at school, her parents split up, and her mother's new partner paid for her to attend a fancy private school. However, she was the target of bullies and it further dented her confidence. Despite her difficulties, however, Aimee found solace in acting, studying for a drama A Level at Cheadle Hume School before studying at the Oxford School of Drama, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Barely two years after graduating in 2017, she got the role in Sex Education and the rest was history. She even scooped up the British Academy Television Award for Best Female Comedy Performance. In a 2020 interview with Glamour, Aimee shared how she had suffered from body dysmorphia all her life, revealing: "When I think back now, I was so harsh to myself. I actually wrote on my mirror when I was younger, "fat," in lipstick so that every day I'd go to it and go, "Okay, just remind yourself that that's what you are." Despite struggling with confidence issues, she threw herself into Sex Education's explicit scenes and made her first topless appearance. She said of her decision: "With the masturbation montage, even with all the unflattering angles I thought, 'Think of the young girls that are going to be watching this and going, 'Oh thank God, that's what I do,' or, 'we don't always look perfect'. "I remember before the first sex scene, I thought, "Right, okay. I'll start eating salads every day," and I just didn't. That was such a turning point for me, making that decision to go, 'Actually, I'm not going to alter how my body looks before this scene because this is how my body looks'."
The Guardian
11 hours ago
- The Guardian
Night Always Comes review – Vanessa Kirby gets lost in poverty thriller
There's been a recent overkill of stories told about the super-rich, glossy films and shows set in ostentatious houses filled with characters as superficially on trend as they are painfully out of touch. It felt like needed escapism as we crawled out of the very worst of the pandemic, with The White Lotus, Triangle of Sadness, The Menu and Glass Onion all hitting a sweet spot, but it's grown rather tiring, as Sirens, The Better Sister and Your Friends and Neighbors have felt less eat the rich and more what if we just admired their kitchens instead. It's become especially uninteresting as the gap between the uber-wealthy and the rest of us has widened, food prices up and empathy down. That particular anger pulses through Night Always Comes, a well-intentioned yet often inert Netflix drama based on the 2021 novel by Willy Vlautin. It's told over one awful day, following a desperate, raggedly fatigued woman living on the breadline who must resort to extreme measures to save her family home. It's reminiscent of the Dardennes' similarly fraught, ticking clock parable Two Days, One Night or 2021's underseen Full Time, which turned the day-to-day stresses of an overloaded single mother into a seat-edge thriller. It's notable that these stories tend to emerge within European cinema (the recent German drama Late Shift fits alongside, following an overworked nurse at breaking point), where social-realist stories have found a place less occupied in the US. Perhaps that's why Night Always Comes, while set in and around Portland, Oregon, is made by a British film-maker and led by a British actor, both from a country of artists more comfortable raging against the machine. Director Benjamin Caron, who found small-screen success with episodes of The Crown and Andor, already tackled the wealth divide in his first film, the sleek and twisty con artist thriller Sharper. His primary objective there had been to entertain us (which he achieved, quite spectacularly) but his grimmer follow-up is tasked with a more serious message, an almost two-hour descent into the hellish reality of Lynette, a woman driven to the edge by the direness of her circumstances. He's reunited with his Crown star Vanessa Kirby, a recent Marvel inductee, who had previously shown an impressive fearlessness when pushed close to the edge in the otherwise rather affected Pieces of a Woman. Her determination is persuasive here but the mechanics of the plot less so, forcing her into an episodic series of increasingly less involving and believable situations as she tries to secure $25,000 for the house that's about to be taken away from her family. Lynette's after-dark quest sees her try to get money owed by an old friend (Julia Fox), revisit a shadowy figure from her past (Michael Kelly), get mixed up in a drug deal with a slimy coke hound (Eli Roth), beg for help from an ex-convict co-worker (Stephan James) and return to sex work with a client (Randall Park). The chain of events is kicked off by her mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh) suddenly spending the original $25,000 on a new car, an act so impossibly cruel that the film can't quite find a way to explain it. Lynette is quick-tempered, confrontational and maddeningly impulsive and it's refreshingly unpatronising that the script, from the Mothers' Instinct writer Sarah Conradt, doesn't spend time trying to soften her hard edges. But her desperation shifts too quickly into reckless foolishness and when the pace slows down to allow some more texture to her character, Conradt's only way of doing this is upping the trauma from her backstory. Caron mostly avoids accusations of poverty porn – his direction is propulsive and then restrained in the right moments – but Lynette is written as only being the product of the very worst things that have happened to her and by the end the overwhelming bleakness of her story starts to feel numbing. Night Always Comes tries to be both seat-edge action thriller and searing social issue drama and while Caron is able to squeeze suspense out of the early, frenetic moments, there's not enough emotional weight to the more human final act. It might be glumly of the moment and it's never a bad thing for a tech giant like Netflix to fund films about those grappling with the hopelessness of an impossible system but noble intentions aren't enough to save this one. Night Always Comes is out on Netflix on 15 August
Metro
11 hours ago
- Metro
New Netflix series tops charts immediately with 50 million views in just 5 days
Steve Charnock Published August 14, 2025 2:43pm Updated August 14, 2025 2:43pm Link is copied Comments Netflix's latest TV viewing figures are out and they showcase another fine line-up of high-quality telly content that blends returning favourites with intriguing newcomers. Quirky gothic mystery sits alongside courtroom drama, reality romance, tense thrillers and giant men bouncing into rubberised roping. Some titles have been riding high for weeks, while others are fresh arrivals making an immediate (and enormous) impact. Here's a look at the current top 10 most-watched TV shows on the planet's biggest streaming platform based on global viewing over the past week… (Picture: Netflix) The second season of this popular, fast-paced anime continues to build on its unusual mix of sci-fi and supernatural themes. It couples frantic action with comedic touches, giving it a distinctive personality that appeals beyond traditional anime fans (although that is the show's core audience, of course). The new episodes expand the characters' relationships while always keeping the story fun and inventive. Viewers who enjoyed the first run will find plenty here to keep them hooked (Picture: Netflix) Netflix's reality dating series is back, mixing competition with romance. The formula remains simple but effective, as shifting alliances and rivalries keep the pace moving. It plays to devotees of the genre who enjoy seeing contestants navigate both strategic games and genuine connections. Not seen it? It's not likely to trouble the Emmys, but it offers up the kind of easy viewing that can quickly turn into a guilty all-night binge-watch (Picture: Netflix) This new Netflix sitcom isn't getting particularly great write-ups from critics. But audiences are enjoying it and it does have a kind of warm, cosy feeling to it. It harks back to the golden days of sitcoms past, so it's a nice, reassuring watch. The gags aren't overly sophisticated, but the performances are enough to make you look over any slightly hacky joke writing. It's from the US sitcom mensch Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory) and stars US stand-up Leanne Morgan in the lead as a woman navigating divorce. Third Rock From the Sun's Kristen Johnson steals the show, however (Picture: Netflix) It was all go in the WWE's squared circle again this week, as ever. Seth Rollins celebrated his new World Heavyweight Title before LA Knight returned to challenge him. Roman Reigns' surprise comeback ended with Rollins and allies laying him out. Elsewhere, Dominik Mysterio won with a little masked help, Sheamus vs. Rusev ended in a rare double count-out and Nikki Bella confronted Becky Lynch (Picture: WWE) Set in South Korea's high-pressure legal world, this courtroom drama centres on rookie lawyer Kang Hyo-min and her icy yet brilliant mentor Yoon Seok-hoon. Each episode features tightly crafted cases and evolving personal dynamics. Think: Ally McSeoul (Picture: Netflix) Set in an affluent Texas community, this glossy drama peels back layers of privilege to reveal envy, betrayal and dangerous secrets. Based on May Cobb's novel, it follows Sophie O'Neill as she becomes entangled with a seductive social circle whose allure quickly turns toxic. The series stars Malin Åkerman, Brittany Snow and Dermot Mulroney, all delivering sharply drawn performances that give weight to the intrigue. The suspense grows gradually, mixing tense confrontations with moments of quiet calculation until the veneer finally cracks and some serious drama smashes out all over the place (Picture: Netflix/Lionsgate) In this tense Mexican drama, a woman trapped in a controlling marriage begins an affair with a younger man, seeking both comfort and a measure of revenge. What starts as a bid for freedom quickly turns into a dangerous fight for survival. Critics aren't hugely enthusiastic about it, but its soapy qualities make it an easy, if really quite steamy, watch at times. Zuria Vega delivers a compelling lead performance, supported by Andres Baida in a role that keeps the drama simmering until the final moments (Picture: Netflix) Filmed against the sweeping backdrop of Yosemite, this crime drama follows a murder investigation that draws together park rangers, detectives and locals in a tense battle between justice and self-preservation. Eric Bana brings a grounded, quietly commanding presence to the lead role, with Sam Neill lending gravitas as a figure whose motives are not always clear. The wilderness is more than scenery here, it's used almost like a character. It breaks no barriers in terms of originality, but Untamed's well crafted and always looks beautiful (Picture: Netflix) Jenna Ortega has become a star off the back of her brilliant performance as Wednesday Addams here, injecting fresh grim-glamour into the role made famous by Christina Ricci in the nineties. The first series was huge for Netflix and picked up millions of fans and a coffinful of Primetime Emmys. In light (or dark) of the release of the second series, interest in the first run picked back up in the past week, making the debut season the second-most watched show on Netflix. No prizes for guessing which show stole top spot... (Picture: Netflix) The follow-up season builds on everything that made the first a success, while adding a whole bunch of dark and unique new storylines and characters. Netflix expected there to be interest in Wednesday when they commissioned the show. But no one suspected it would go on to become quite the phenomenon it's turned into. 50 million views in under a week is unprecedented. It's #1 in 91 countries... This show is an absolute juggernaut. Expect to see it topping the charts for some time (Picture: Netflix)
